Installing a Gotek in the MSX Family of Computers
Some Info on installing a Gotek Floppy Drive Emulator into an [MSX / MSX2]
the MSX Computer Family has 2 different types of internal Floppy connectors :
A 14 pin Philips connector in the following models :
VG8235/00
VG8235/20
NMS8245
VY0010
VY0011
The other models (as far as I know) have a standard floppy drive connector (Shugart 34 pins)
Installing a Gotek in the MSX (14 pin models)
I found the following information on an MSX Forum :
For a project I designed and produced a little adapter PCB to fit a pc style floppy drive to the 8235/8245 in a plug & play way. Put in the drive, plug in the adapter and original drive cable in the adapter, power connector to drive and you're ready! (Click on the photo for the link to the Article) or send an email to the designer.
I bought some of the adapters from Tristan, the creator of the PCB and they can be ordered together with a Gotek drive.
Installing a Gotek in the MSX (NMS8235)
the 8235 does require some additional modifications before it will fully support a Gotek drive.
Cutting two traces and fitting two wires on the bottom of the main board
You'll need to install a double sided diskrom (NMS8245) into the system for full 2 sided floppy disk support.
(I can deliver the 8245 ROM together with a Gotek Floppydrive)
Installing a Gotek in the MSX (34pin Models
The Gotek drive can be easily installed in the Shugart connector models, the drive has this standard interface.
Please note that you use a floppy cable WITHOUT twist, this is not necessary for the MSX.
There is a possibility to make an adapter cable from the 14 pin onboard connector to the 34 pin Shugart connector, this takes a bit of puzzling and is not very easy unless you are a bit familiar with this.
As a source for this article I have used a document written by Hans Oranje and Hans Otten regarding the installation of a regular PC floppy in an MSX computer.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
