Sony MPF920 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive Internal 34-Pin 5V 960mA PC

Sony MPF920 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive Internal 34-Pin 5V 960mA PC

The Sony MPF920 is a standard internal 3.5-inch 1.44MB floppy disk drive designed for installation in desktop PCs. It uses the industry-standard 34-pin IDC floppy interface and draws 5V DC at 960mA from a standard floppy power connector. Manufactured by Sony in August 2003, this is a well-built, late-production example of the classic PC floppy drive format.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: Sony
• Model: MPF920
• Part Number: 4-676-693-01
• Media Format: 3.5-inch, 1.44MB (HD)
• Interface: 34-pin IDC floppy connector
• Power: 5V DC, 960mA
• Form Factor: Internal, 3.5-inch drive bay
• Country of Manufacture: China
• Manufacture Date: August 2003
• Drive unit only — no data cable or power adapter included

Applications

The 3.5-inch 1.44MB floppy drive was the dominant removable storage format for desktop PCs from the late 1980s through the early 2000s, reaching its peak in the Windows 95/98/XP era. Drives like the Sony MPF920 are still in demand today for legacy PC maintenance — restoring older desktops, loading BIOS updates on systems that lack USB boot support, running vintage software, and accessing archived floppy media. They are also commonly used in industrial and embedded systems such as CNC machines, medical devices, and test equipment that shipped with a floppy interface and have never been upgraded. The MPF920 fits any standard 3.5-inch drive bay and works with any PC motherboard or controller card providing a 34-pin floppy header.