Device Side Data FC5025 floppy controller

Overview of FC5025


  • Enables operation of 5.25 inch floppy drives via USB port

  • Provides read-only access to 5.25 inch floppy disks

  • Comes with "Disk Image and Browse" software for Windows, Mac, and Linux

  • Disk Image and Browse tool expects a 1.2 Mb floppy disk drive, even when reading 360k disks

  • Understands file systems used on IBM, Apple, Atari, Commodore, TI, and other types of disks

  • Retails for $55.25 USD: http://shop.deviceside.com/prod/FC5025

Identify FC5025


The FC5025 floppy controller is a small circuit board with a port to connect an IDE cable and a port to connect a USB cable.

Install "Disk Image and Browse" software


Types of floppy disks 


The FC5025 supports 18 different types of 5.25 inch floppy disks.

Type of diskFile systemSingle/double sideSize
Apple II DOS 3.2 (13 sector)Apple DOS 3.2

Apple 11 DOS 3.3 (16 sector)Apple DOS 3.3

Apple ProDOSApple ProDOS

Commodore 1541Commodore DOS 2.6Single-sided170 kilobyte
TI-99/4A 90k

90 kilobyte
TI-99/4A 180k

180 kilobyte
TI-99/4A 360k

360 kilobyte
Atari 810


MS-DOS 360k


MS-DOS 1,200k

1.2 Megabyte
North Star MDS-A-D 175k


North Star MDS-A-D 350k


Kaypro 2 CP/M 2.2


Kaypro 4 CP/M 2.2


CalComp Vistagraphics 4500


PMC MicroMate


Tandy Color Computer Disk BASIC


Motorola VersaDOSVersaDOS

Use FC5025 to create forensic image of 5.25 inch floppy disk


  1. Follow procedures for creating forensic images of 5.25 inch floppy disks.