Problem in XP-50 Roland: Replacing the Disk Drive

Well, I can tell you that the A529
does NOT work in the XP-50. Roland
customizes the floppy so that you
can only get a replacement from them,
and must pay a small fortune for it.
Corporate bastards.

: i read you post about the xp-50 floppy disk, xcuse me did you have answer to the question?, I need to replace my flopy, can you help me

: Thanks

: : I'm in a dilema here. I need to get a replacement 3.5 Floppy Drive for my XP-50. Roland wants $85 dollars plus shipping and handling, intoen they want $100 for the part, plus $65/hr labor plus a 3 week wait. TEAC the manufacturer of the Disk Drive says the FD235HF-6527 is not available anymore but the FD235HF-A529 should be equivalent to the 6527. Do you know anyone

: who has had there XP-50 repaired in the area of the 3.5 disk drive? If so, do you know what model drive they used. Please help. I'm in the middle of 2 music projects which require sequenced to be saved then transported to MIDI files and/or recorded to Cakewalk sequencing program. Any advice besides going back to Roland would help. Thanks in advance.

: : George P. Moore