Reading old floppy disks / Fujitsu UF0002 Rev A USB drive?
Trying to pull some old data off of floppies, but having no luck. I only have a couple of Windows 10 and a Mac OS X computer available at the moment. I do have 2 of these Fujitsu UF0002 USB 3.5" floppy drives though. Unfortunately when I plug them into the Mac nothing happens at all. On the PCs it throws a warning about something being wrong with the hardware and they don't show up. Should these work? Trying to determine if I really have 2 bad drives on my hands or if I'm just missing a software piece.
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Trying to pull some old data off of floppies, but having no luck. I only have a couple of Windows 10 and a Mac OS X computer available at the moment. I do have 2 of these Fujitsu UF0002 USB 3.5" floppy drives though. Unfortunately when I plug them into the Mac nothing happens at all. On the PCs it throws a warning about something being wrong with the hardware and they don't show up. Should these work? Trying to determine if I really have 2 bad drives on my hands or if I'm just missing a software piece.
floppy
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:25
Brian KnoblauchBrian Knoblauch
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migrated from retrocomputing.stackexchange.com Nov 17 '18 at 16:29
This question came from our site for vintage-computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and gaming systems of yesteryear.
At least on windows they should - any further details for the Windows error?
– Raffzahn
Nov 16 '18 at 21:36
Hard to catch because it flashes by so fast. Not seeing a way to get it back, but it's along the lines of "The last USB device connected has malfunctioned..."
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager. Probably just bad luck and 2 bad drives.
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
2
"Device Descriptor Request Failed" That sounds like a hardware error or something very low in the driver stack. One thing to try is switching to a USB 2.0 port on your computer if you're currently using a USB 3.n gen1 (or worse, a 3.1 gen2) port. In theory it shouldn't make a difference, in practice it often does.
– Alex Hajnal
Nov 17 '18 at 0:45
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tricksmaze.com/device-descriptor-request-failed support.ts.fujitsu.com/…
– Bruce Abbott
Nov 17 '18 at 6:30
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Trying to pull some old data off of floppies, but having no luck. I only have a couple of Windows 10 and a Mac OS X computer available at the moment. I do have 2 of these Fujitsu UF0002 USB 3.5" floppy drives though. Unfortunately when I plug them into the Mac nothing happens at all. On the PCs it throws a warning about something being wrong with the hardware and they don't show up. Should these work? Trying to determine if I really have 2 bad drives on my hands or if I'm just missing a software piece.
floppy
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:25
Brian KnoblauchBrian Knoblauch
3,62193150
Trying to pull some old data off of floppies, but having no luck. I only have a couple of Windows 10 and a Mac OS X computer available at the moment. I do have 2 of these Fujitsu UF0002 USB 3.5" floppy drives though. Unfortunately when I plug them into the Mac nothing happens at all. On the PCs it throws a warning about something being wrong with the hardware and they don't show up. Should these work? Trying to determine if I really have 2 bad drives on my hands or if I'm just missing a software piece.
floppy
floppy
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:25
Brian KnoblauchBrian Knoblauch
3,62193150
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:25
Brian KnoblauchBrian Knoblauch
3,62193150
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:25
Brian KnoblauchBrian Knoblauch
3,62193150
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:25
Brian KnoblauchBrian Knoblauch
3,62193150
asked Nov 16 '18 at 21:25
Brian KnoblauchBrian Knoblauch
3,62193150
3,62193150
migrated from retrocomputing.stackexchange.com Nov 17 '18 at 16:29
This question came from our site for vintage-computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and gaming systems of yesteryear.
migrated from retrocomputing.stackexchange.com Nov 17 '18 at 16:29
This question came from our site for vintage-computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and gaming systems of yesteryear.
At least on windows they should - any further details for the Windows error?
– Raffzahn
Nov 16 '18 at 21:36
Hard to catch because it flashes by so fast. Not seeing a way to get it back, but it's along the lines of "The last USB device connected has malfunctioned..."
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager. Probably just bad luck and 2 bad drives.
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
2
"Device Descriptor Request Failed" That sounds like a hardware error or something very low in the driver stack. One thing to try is switching to a USB 2.0 port on your computer if you're currently using a USB 3.n gen1 (or worse, a 3.1 gen2) port. In theory it shouldn't make a difference, in practice it often does.
– Alex Hajnal
Nov 17 '18 at 0:45
2
tricksmaze.com/device-descriptor-request-failed support.ts.fujitsu.com/…
– Bruce Abbott
Nov 17 '18 at 6:30
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At least on windows they should - any further details for the Windows error?
– Raffzahn
Nov 16 '18 at 21:36
Hard to catch because it flashes by so fast. Not seeing a way to get it back, but it's along the lines of "The last USB device connected has malfunctioned..."
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager. Probably just bad luck and 2 bad drives.
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
2
"Device Descriptor Request Failed" That sounds like a hardware error or something very low in the driver stack. One thing to try is switching to a USB 2.0 port on your computer if you're currently using a USB 3.n gen1 (or worse, a 3.1 gen2) port. In theory it shouldn't make a difference, in practice it often does.
– Alex Hajnal
Nov 17 '18 at 0:45
2
tricksmaze.com/device-descriptor-request-failed support.ts.fujitsu.com/…
– Bruce Abbott
Nov 17 '18 at 6:30
At least on windows they should - any further details for the Windows error?
– Raffzahn
Nov 16 '18 at 21:36
At least on windows they should - any further details for the Windows error?
– Raffzahn
Nov 16 '18 at 21:36
Hard to catch because it flashes by so fast. Not seeing a way to get it back, but it's along the lines of "The last USB device connected has malfunctioned..."
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
Hard to catch because it flashes by so fast. Not seeing a way to get it back, but it's along the lines of "The last USB device connected has malfunctioned..."
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager. Probably just bad luck and 2 bad drives.
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager. Probably just bad luck and 2 bad drives.
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
2
2
"Device Descriptor Request Failed" That sounds like a hardware error or something very low in the driver stack. One thing to try is switching to a USB 2.0 port on your computer if you're currently using a USB 3.n gen1 (or worse, a 3.1 gen2) port. In theory it shouldn't make a difference, in practice it often does.
– Alex Hajnal
Nov 17 '18 at 0:45
"Device Descriptor Request Failed" That sounds like a hardware error or something very low in the driver stack. One thing to try is switching to a USB 2.0 port on your computer if you're currently using a USB 3.n gen1 (or worse, a 3.1 gen2) port. In theory it shouldn't make a difference, in practice it often does.
– Alex Hajnal
Nov 17 '18 at 0:45
2
2
tricksmaze.com/device-descriptor-request-failed support.ts.fujitsu.com/…
– Bruce Abbott
Nov 17 '18 at 6:30
tricksmaze.com/device-descriptor-request-failed support.ts.fujitsu.com/…
– Bruce Abbott
Nov 17 '18 at 6:30
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"does not work" Errors are always a guesswork.
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager
Well, this can have many issues.
Starting with a bad connector. A first step would be trying a different port of this PC, maybe it's the port (dirty etc.). Trying on a different PC also may help to diagnose.
Since the device shows up in device manager, uninstalling it and searching again may resolve it.
I wouldn't go so far an reinstall the USB driver - this has been a good way in XP, but no longer with W10.
For further analyze more information would be helpful. You may take a look into the device details and see if windows can at least get some basic information - like VID/PID.
If it doesn't, then the very basic is screwed - as in port or controller damaged.
if it does, it's more likely a driver error than a hardware one.
I say more likely, as there are more weird faults than atoms in this universe - heck, I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag :))
Oh, and then there are the USB suspension settings of Win10. While great in general, they can fail with older devices.
edited Nov 17 '18 at 16:47
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I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag. You aren't alone with that.
– Janka
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20
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"does not work" Errors are always a guesswork.
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager
Well, this can have many issues.
Starting with a bad connector. A first step would be trying a different port of this PC, maybe it's the port (dirty etc.). Trying on a different PC also may help to diagnose.
Since the device shows up in device manager, uninstalling it and searching again may resolve it.
I wouldn't go so far an reinstall the USB driver - this has been a good way in XP, but no longer with W10.
For further analyze more information would be helpful. You may take a look into the device details and see if windows can at least get some basic information - like VID/PID.
If it doesn't, then the very basic is screwed - as in port or controller damaged.
if it does, it's more likely a driver error than a hardware one.
I say more likely, as there are more weird faults than atoms in this universe - heck, I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag :))
Oh, and then there are the USB suspension settings of Win10. While great in general, they can fail with older devices.
edited Nov 17 '18 at 16:47
wizzwizz4
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answered Nov 16 '18 at 21:59
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I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag. You aren't alone with that.
– Janka
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20
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"does not work" Errors are always a guesswork.
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager
Well, this can have many issues.
Starting with a bad connector. A first step would be trying a different port of this PC, maybe it's the port (dirty etc.). Trying on a different PC also may help to diagnose.
Since the device shows up in device manager, uninstalling it and searching again may resolve it.
I wouldn't go so far an reinstall the USB driver - this has been a good way in XP, but no longer with W10.
For further analyze more information would be helpful. You may take a look into the device details and see if windows can at least get some basic information - like VID/PID.
If it doesn't, then the very basic is screwed - as in port or controller damaged.
if it does, it's more likely a driver error than a hardware one.
I say more likely, as there are more weird faults than atoms in this universe - heck, I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag :))
Oh, and then there are the USB suspension settings of Win10. While great in general, they can fail with older devices.
edited Nov 17 '18 at 16:47
wizzwizz4
407310
answered Nov 16 '18 at 21:59
RaffzahnRaffzahn
1214
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I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag. You aren't alone with that.
– Janka
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20
add a comment |
"does not work" Errors are always a guesswork.
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager
Well, this can have many issues.
Starting with a bad connector. A first step would be trying a different port of this PC, maybe it's the port (dirty etc.). Trying on a different PC also may help to diagnose.
Since the device shows up in device manager, uninstalling it and searching again may resolve it.
I wouldn't go so far an reinstall the USB driver - this has been a good way in XP, but no longer with W10.
For further analyze more information would be helpful. You may take a look into the device details and see if windows can at least get some basic information - like VID/PID.
If it doesn't, then the very basic is screwed - as in port or controller damaged.
if it does, it's more likely a driver error than a hardware one.
I say more likely, as there are more weird faults than atoms in this universe - heck, I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag :))
Oh, and then there are the USB suspension settings of Win10. While great in general, they can fail with older devices.
edited Nov 17 '18 at 16:47
wizzwizz4
407310
answered Nov 16 '18 at 21:59
RaffzahnRaffzahn
1214
"does not work" Errors are always a guesswork.
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager
Well, this can have many issues.
Starting with a bad connector. A first step would be trying a different port of this PC, maybe it's the port (dirty etc.). Trying on a different PC also may help to diagnose.
Since the device shows up in device manager, uninstalling it and searching again may resolve it.
I wouldn't go so far an reinstall the USB driver - this has been a good way in XP, but no longer with W10.
For further analyze more information would be helpful. You may take a look into the device details and see if windows can at least get some basic information - like VID/PID.
If it doesn't, then the very basic is screwed - as in port or controller damaged.
if it does, it's more likely a driver error than a hardware one.
I say more likely, as there are more weird faults than atoms in this universe - heck, I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag :))
Oh, and then there are the USB suspension settings of Win10. While great in general, they can fail with older devices.
edited Nov 17 '18 at 16:47
wizzwizz4
407310
answered Nov 16 '18 at 21:59
RaffzahnRaffzahn
1214
edited Nov 17 '18 at 16:47
wizzwizz4
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wizzwizz4
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answered Nov 16 '18 at 21:59
RaffzahnRaffzahn
1214
answered Nov 16 '18 at 21:59
RaffzahnRaffzahn
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answered Nov 16 '18 at 21:59
RaffzahnRaffzahn
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I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag. You aren't alone with that.
– Janka
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20
add a comment |
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I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag. You aren't alone with that.
– Janka
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20
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I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag. You aren't alone with that.
– Janka
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20
I even once had a 6502 with a dead decimal flag. You aren't alone with that.
– Janka
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20
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At least on windows they should - any further details for the Windows error?
– Raffzahn
Nov 16 '18 at 21:36
Hard to catch because it flashes by so fast. Not seeing a way to get it back, but it's along the lines of "The last USB device connected has malfunctioned..."
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
Oh, "Device Descriptor Request Failed" does show up in device manager. Probably just bad luck and 2 bad drives.
– Brian Knoblauch
Nov 16 '18 at 21:40
2
"Device Descriptor Request Failed" That sounds like a hardware error or something very low in the driver stack. One thing to try is switching to a USB 2.0 port on your computer if you're currently using a USB 3.n gen1 (or worse, a 3.1 gen2) port. In theory it shouldn't make a difference, in practice it often does.
– Alex Hajnal
Nov 17 '18 at 0:45
2
tricksmaze.com/device-descriptor-request-failed support.ts.fujitsu.com/…
– Bruce Abbott
Nov 17 '18 at 6:30