Sony M-PF88E - Macintosh OS Installation; Mac OS 9.x;Mac OS X Driver Information; Mac OS 8.6 Driver Requirements; Appendix

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GB
Installing the Mac
OS 9.x/Mac OS X
Device Driver
Mac OS 9 or later, and Mac OS X 10.1
or later versions do not require a device
driver to use the USB Floppy Disk
Drive.
Notes
• With Mac OS X, format floppy disks with
the “Erase” command of the Disk Utility
and select the “Mac OS Standard” format.
• Mac OS X cannot format unformatted
floppy disks.
Installing the Mac
OS 8.6 Device
Driver
Mac OS 8.6 needs USB Mass Storage
Support 1.3.5 to use the USB Floppy
Disk Drive.
Visit the Apple Web site at the address
below to download USB Mass Storage
Support 1.3.5 and installation
instructions.
• http://docs.info.apple.com/
article.html?artnum=60394
Note
If you do not have an Apple ID, you must
create an account to access the USB Mass
Storage Support 1.3.5 article page. Follow the
instructions on the screen to create a new
account. After your account is created, the
USB Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 article page
opens automatically.
Appendix
Specifications
Power requirements
DC +5 V (powered by the USB port)
Power consumption
0.5 A (2.5 W)
Operating temperature
5 to 35ºC (41 to 95ºF)
Operating humidity
20 to 80% RH (no condensation)
Storage environments
–20 to 55ºC (–4 to 131ºF) at 15 to 90%
RH (no condensation)
Supported floppy disks
3.5-inch micro floppy disk (2HD and
2DD)
Support formats
• Windows
– 2DD (720 KB)
– 2HD (1.44 MB)
• Macintosh
– 2DD (720 KB)
– 2HD (1.44 MB)
– 2HD (Mac standard format)
Interface
USB
Dimensions (W×D×H)
Approx. 103 × 140 × 16.6 mm
(excluding cable and protrusions)
Weight
Approx. 280 g (MPF88E)
Approx. 270 g (MPF82E)