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Figure 25: Z67-IDE Controller with the HSFE to support Hard Sector Drives
Note: The HSFE board can be obtained at the following website;
http://www.lesbird.com/sebhc/storage/storage.html
The HSFE was designed by Chris Elmquist specifically for the Heathkit computers. The HSFE is a device
that "emulates" the hard sector index pulses so that you can use commonly available 3.5" soft sector
media and 3.5" floppy drives. The hard sector controller card in your Heathkit computer thinks it is
reading and writing to a hard sector floppy drive.