MV-8000 floppy drive

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Omannpro
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MV-8000 floppy drive

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I am using the MV8000, but I am looking to upgrade the internal floppy to something that reads sd or compact flash. Has anyone done this successfully and where did you find the drives or components...
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Re: MV-8000 floppy drive

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As for the floppy, there isn't another form of hardware to replace it. it's got a weird ribbon cable.
You can add a CF card reader but you won't be able to use the hard drive. The MV accepts one or the other but not both.
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Re: MV-8000 floppy drive

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I did upgrade on my MV-8000. Removed floppy drive, and installed a Compact Flash to IDE adapter in the same location as floppy.

See YouTube video below how to upgraded on MV-8800.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM9-5KTpRDU
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