If you end up getting another 3.5 to 5.25 drive bay, make sure you also get the cable adapter, included or separately. 1) CablesOnline 36 inch Universal Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable for 3.5 or 5.25in Drives, (FF-002) ie=utf8&psc=1 Price: $ ) 3.5" to 5.25" Drive Bay Computer Case Adapter Mounting Bracket, Metal Body, Plastic Bezel for USB Hub/Floppy/Card Reader 0?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Price: $8.99 NOTE: IMPORTANT! This comes with the adapter. They are all available from as of this writing. It is important to get these items exactly. Please have soldering equipment and a windows 7 or later PC. It's very much worth it! If you can solder and afford to invest about $70 and a few hours into your QX-1, you will be very happy with the results. Once you do so, you will have a QX-1 with an easy, modern USB backup system that runs silently (the old floppy drive was noisy).
That is why we must get custom firmware installed onto the device. Last revision: July 10th, 2016 The Gotek firmware that is included with the machine is not compatible with the specific type of disk that the Yamaha QX-1 uses. And thanks to Jean-François DEL NERO (Jeff) for amazing custom firmware at a cheap price. 1 Installing a Gotek USB Floppy Emulator on a Yamaha QX-1 (using HxC firmware) By Rowland Rose, written specially for Robert C McLeod website: Special thanks to Jim Atwood (can't find his website anymore.) and Noz Celica ( and user: bjt on for their detailed online instructions.
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