Compaq 141350-001 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive OSDA-81F-U 141228-001

Compaq 141350-001 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive OSDA-81F-U 141228-001

This is a Compaq 141350-001 internal 3.5-inch 1.44MB floppy disk drive, model OSDA-81F-U (also listed as OSDA-81D). It is a half-height internal drive with a 34-pin FDD ribbon interface, sourced directly from Compaq Spares stock as indicated by the factory label. The drive has been tested and is in working order.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: Compaq
• Compaq Spare Part Number: 141350-001
• Secondary Spare P/N (label): 141228-001
• Drive Model: OSDA-81F-U / OSDA-81D
• Internal barcode reference: A81F 315009A-32
• Capacity: 1.44 MB
• Disk Format: 3.5-inch double-sided, high-density (DS/HD)
• Interface: 34-pin floppy (FDD) ribbon connector
• Form Factor: 3.5-inch half-height internal
• Country of Manufacture: Japan
• Includes: Drive unit with integrated mounting bracket

Applications

The 3.5-inch 1.44MB floppy disk drive was the standard removable storage interface for personal computers and workstations throughout the late 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. Compaq integrated this drive model into its Deskpro, Presario, and ProLiant desktop product lines of that era. These drives are still actively sought for legacy system maintenance, factory floor equipment with embedded DOS-based controllers, CNC machines, and older instrumentation that relies on floppy-based configuration or firmware updates. The 34-pin interface is a universal FDD standard, making this drive a compatible replacement in many systems beyond the original Compaq platforms. Industrial and lab environments with legacy equipment often depend on functioning 3.5-inch drives to load programs, transfer data, or update firmware on hardware that has no other modern storage interface.