Floppy Disk Emulator – FDE 1000

£66.50

1000 Floppy Disks on a single USB Memory stick  – FDE Conversion Kit
PLEASE SEE WARNING BELOW

Terms of sale
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SKU: FL-USB Category:

Description

WARNING . . NEVER use a USB Memory Stick that has not been supplied from here or direct from Lowrey (no longer in Business).

New Memory Sticks supplied from  elsewhere may already contain files that may cause serious harm to your Organs electronic components.
If you require further Preformatted USB Sticks, you can add them to your order here Extra USB Sticks

This is the  FDE 1000

 

The FDE1000 will Eliminate your need for unreliable 3.5 floppies and 3.5 disk drives forever !!!!
This USB flash drive reader will seamlessly replace your existing 3.5 floppy drive with an independently operated USB flash drive (USB Stick). No additional changes to your Lowrey Organ are needed besides removing the existing drive and replacing it with this drive.
 

Plug and Play

It’s a real easy DIY installation!
If you can replace the floppy disk drive, you can install this device. The device connects to your existing power and data (ribbon) cables.

Included in this kit are full  step by step written instructions, with photographs and a video showing the full installation and how to operate it once installed, so you cannot go wrong

This is a very easy to fit DIY Conversion Kit that can be installed by anyone with basic DIY skills, no soldering required, it is a simple plug and play kit.

The beauty of the FDE 1000 is, instead of being able to read and write from a just a single floppy disk at a time, you’ll have instant access to 1000 floppy partitions by inserting a single memory stick into the front of the converter. simply select the floppy number you want  via the two front buttons 0 -999 .

Of course it does not end there, the more Memory Sticks you have the more virtual floppies you’ll have, so storage is much simpler, and lets face it takes up far less space.

 

 

or 

If you require further Preformatted USB Sticks, you can add them to your order here
Extra USB Sticks

The 100 floppy versions with the red button and 2 digit display are now obsolete, but are still being sold by many vendors. 

You’ll be surprised at how fast 100 partitions gets filled and you wind up out of disk space again..

The FDE1000  is a 1000 floppy disk emulator with a 3 number digital display, these are the most up to date and the latest versions available. The FDE1000 is not available anywhere else apart from this website

Do not be fooled by the drives being advertised on Amazon or other websites at a much much higher price, they are NOT what we offer, they are older ones with the red button and only capable of storing the equivalent of 100 floppies on a single flash drive and are just a re-badged version with a printed case to reflect their company name.

Why replace your Floppy with an FDE

At some time you’ll realise that your old and dated floppy Drive is starting to fail, data may become lost and corrupted, also, floppy disks them selves are notoriously unreliable and easily damaged, they can also wear out from continuous use, again allowing your precious settings and data to be lost forever

Full fitting instructions, step by step photographs and video are included.
A FREE ready to go memory stick is supplied that has been properly formatted with 1000 virtual floppy disks, further memory sticks are also available to purchase, giving you unlimited storage of all your files.

Please do not order unless your model is stated in list below, as it may not be suitable for all  Lowrey Organs just because they have a  1.44Mb floppy drive already built in

Palladium SU630
Grand Royale SU-600
Stardust SU530
Royale SU500
Performer SU430
Sensation SU430
Sensation  Special Edition SU430
Legacy SU300
Majesty LX 510

Spec:
1000 Floppy disk Emulator
Size is the same as Lowrey’s Floppy drive

Panel:
8 segment numbers . . . . represent partitions number
Green led. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .status of read and write operation
USB port: . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .to connect USB Memory stick
Button Operation:
Left button is used to increase ten-digit, and the  right button used to increase single-digit, press 2 button together to rise hundred-digit

Operation :
 NEVER DO THIS – many other suppliers of USB Emulators say . . . . .
To Format Memory a stick – Hold in both buttons while turning on the organ, While this will work, it will still not  allow the Lowrey Organ to read it, only the formatting software I supply will work. 100%
( Memory sticks supplied with this kit do not require formatting)
REMEMBER – Formatting will erase all data from the memory stick
Features
• Simple plug and play

• Works with 3.5″ drives
• Uses USB stick formated to Lowrey Read / Right Specifications
• All 1000 folders can be searched  (with my supplied Software only)
Uses our pre-formatted USB flash drive
• 1000 partitions in usb flash drive when formatted.
• Power supply: 5VDC internal from Lowrey

Hardware Pack Contents
1 x USB Emulator ( the FDE1000)
1 – USB stick pre-formatted to hold 1000 floppies
Software Pack Includes     (this is a download from this site)
Software to Format new Memory Sticks (PC only)
Software to read/write and create floppy images (PC only)
A Floppy Explorer  (PC only) CLICK HERE for information of software pack

Hardware included
Please ensure you keep the screws you remove from the floppy drive as these will be required to mount the FDE1000 USB Emulator
Please note that all of the supplied software can only run and work on a PC, this is because the Lowrey Emulator and the formatting of the USB stick uses FAT32 as used on a PC

REMEMBER:  . . . Full  Written Instruction and a number of videos showing Step by Step how to remove your old floppy drive and install the new one

Install, user manual and video are here

The FDE 1000, is only available here on this site !

Terms of sale
This is a DIY Conversion, and although this conversion is a simple one, it still requires the purchaser to remove the backing of their Lowrey Organ, unplug, disconnect cables,  unscrew and remove items to replace and complete installation. And therefore should only be carried out by a competent person. Apart from the instructions already supplied to install this item , we cannot engage in any further help.

DANGER – SERIOUS WARNING Under no circumstances will Lee Jones or anyone from this website be responsible for any claims of damage, Injury, electrocution however caused, even death (yes it is possible if you have not first unplugged from the mains electricity supply), or any other faults occurring after installation, and the buyer as part of buying this item, automatically agrees and accepts full responsibility should anything go wrong or any type of problems occur following installation of this unit. .

Additional information

Weight 185 g
Dimensions 12.0 × 10.0 × 3.0 cm

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