Sony MPF88E - Overview; Package Contents; System Requirements; Supported Floppy Disks

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Overview
Overview
The USB Floppy Disk Drive is a
portable floppy disk drive compatible
with Windows and Macintosh systems,
connected and powered through a USB
interface.
Package Contents
The USB Floppy Disk Drive package
contains the following:
• MPF88E/MPF82E USB Floppy Disk
Drive
• Operating Instructions (this guide)
• USB Floppy Disk Drive Device
Driver CD-ROM
System
Requirements
The USB Floppy Disk Drive requires the
following minimum system
configuration:
• PC/AT compatible personal computer
– Preinstalled Windows 98, Windows
2000 Professional, Windows Me, or
Windows XP
– USB port
– CD-ROM drive (or device that can
read CD-ROM)
• Macintosh system
– Power Mac G4, G4 Cube, iMac,
iBook, PowerBook G4
– Preinstalled Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9
or later, Mac OS X 10.1 or later
Notes
• Mac OS X 10.0 does not support this
drive.
• 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.
– USB port (USB connector on
Macintosh computer)
Supported Floppy
Disks
The USB Floppy Disk Drive supports
the following floppy disks:
• Windows
– 2DD (720 KB)
– 2HD (1.44 MB)
• Macintosh
– 2DD (720 KB)
– 2HD (1.44 MB)
– 2HD (Mac standard format)