Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this #SepTandy video, follow along as I install a TEAC 5.25" 360KB floppy drive (model FD-55BV-75-U) into my Tandy 1000 TX Radio Shack computer.

This video is part of the #SepTandy 2021 event.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro (TEAC FD-55BV-75-U Floppy Drive Upgrade)
1:48 Opening the Tandy 1000 TX Case
2:07 Floppy Drive Bays Overview
2:30 Removing Drive Bracket Screws
2:56 SmartWatch+ RTC and IIT 2C87-10 Math Coprocessor
3:15 Drive Bracket Removed
4:40 Installing TEAC 5.25" 360KB Floppy Drive
4:51 Finding Screws for Drive Installation
5:31 Mounting the TEAC Drive to Bracket
6:10 Front Plate Alignment in Drive Bays
6:33 Reinstalling Drive Bay Bracket and Testing Drives
7:19 Searching... seek and destroy (Metallica song reference)
7:32 Testing Drive B (Tandy Single-Sided Floppy Disk)
7:57 Formatting a Disk (TEAC Drive Test)
8:30 Drive Activity Light Test
8:55 Success (362,496 Bytes Capacity)
9:29 Tandy 1000 TX/SX Slot Cover Needed
10:10 Reinstalling the Computer Case Cover
10:19 Drive Bay Blank Cover Installation
11:15 Final System Check
11:38 Outro

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Tandy 1000 SmartWatch+ Real Time Clock Upgrade:
youtube.com/watch?v=7r2CmMduuSY

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