Colorado 120MB Internal Tape Drive Edge and Pin Connection Floppy Interface

Colorado 120MB Internal Tape Drive Edge and Pin Connection Floppy Interface

The Colorado 120MB Internal Tape Drive is a half-height 5.25" internal tape backup drive that connects via a standard floppy controller. This unit supports both edge and pin floppy interface connections, allowing installation in a wide range of desktop PC systems from the era. The drive uses QIC-80 format tape cartridges and provides 120MB of native backup capacity.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: Colorado
• Capacity: 120 MB native
• Tape Format: QIC-80
• Interface: Floppy controller — supports both edge and pin connections
• Form Factor: Internal, half-height 5.25"
• Firmware: FW:64, dated 19-OCT-92
• Mounting: Includes metal side-mount brackets
• PCB: Top-mounted green controller board with visible IC array
• Drive mechanism, spindle motor, and tape transport present and intact

Applications

Colorado was a well-known brand in the early-to-mid 1990s PC tape backup market, producing QIC-format drives that connected through a computer's existing floppy controller — eliminating the need for a separate interface card. The 120MB capacity was a common standard in that era, targeting DOS and early Windows (3.x / 95) desktop systems where hard drives were typically in the 100–500MB range. These drives were used for routine data backup and archiving in homes, small offices, and workstations. Today they are primarily sought for maintaining legacy systems, restoring older PC setups, or parts. The floppy-interface design made them straightforward to install in any AT or ATX tower with an open 5.25" bay and a spare floppy connector.