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* [[Media:Vortex20.zip|VDOS 2.0 ROM]] {{DE}}

* [[Media:80307-058 BASF 6138 Mini Disk Apr83.zip|BASF 6138 Datasheet (F1-S/D/Z Floppy Disk Drive)]]

== Z-Drives (180K/side) ==

These are the latest drives from Vortex for use with a CPC 464 with DDI-1 or a CPC 664/6128 (ie. on systems that already have a floppy disc controller); no additional controller was required anymore. Instead, a ROM module was supplied together with the drive, which provided VDOS 2.0-X. Only single-drive variants were available. The |S command (for accessing a third drive) is no longer used, the new |X command allows to swap drive A and B (same as [[X-DDOS]] from Dobbertin). The F1-X(RS) models are equipped with BASF 6139 drives, which are compatible with the BASF 6138 drives of the previous 5,25" models but have a slightly more compact design.

=== Variants ===

* '''F1 - XRS''' same as F1-X, upgraded with RS232-C interface

* '''M1 - XRS''' same as M1-X, upgraded with RS232-C interface

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File:F1-x front.jpg|F1-X

The X-drives for the CPC 664/6128 are connected directly to the floppy port. In order to provide [[VDOS]], the "X-Modul" (sometimes also called "VDOS module") must be connected additionally to the expansion port. This contains a ROM board that provides a VDOS 2.0-X ROM and was also available with an additional RS232-C interface (in this case called "XRS-Modul"). The board supplied for the CPC 464 version came in a chunky housing in which both the "X(RS)-Modul" and the DDI-1 controller were installed.

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Image:Vortex fd1 464 controller 1.jpg|X(RS)-Modul (CPC 464)

| 0xFBDF || Mode word (W)

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