Re: 5.25 Floppy Disk Drive

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 03/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:43:26 -0600

The computer world dropped 5-1/4 floppies at least ten years
ago from "the standard" parts list. You should migrate your
software and data to a more modern platform because some day
soon, you will not be able to get working hardware and your
data will be lost. This has happened to lots of data on IBM
and other mainframes.

Apple doesn't even install a floppy on their machines. A
floppy of any type is an extra order item on most new
computers. A floppy is handy for very small files, but a
thumb drive or a card reader can handle many MB.

Find an older computer that still has W95/98 running and if
it doesn't have a 5-1/4 drive, install your drive and copy
the floppies to 3-1/2 inch disks or even a CD.

You're spending too much time trying to save obsolete
technology.

"KEITH" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:11e4b01c410e0$1cd13d50$a401280a@phx.gbl...
| techforce, my hardware as is worked with WIn98. Both
| floppies (3.5 & 5.25) both harddisk, etc...I'm about 48
| hours from going back to Win98SE can calling it quits on
| WinXp until Microsoft has let the world debug their
| product at our expense. Keith
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Ok - is your 5.25 a 1.2MB Drive or a 360KB Drive?
| >
| >You say XP did detect it somewhat - so maybe the A/B
| Swap in Bios is
| >enabled, or the Cable you are using is
| >Wired to only suit 1 Letter? Try another Cable maybe.
| Usually the Floppy "A"
| >is on the end, and the 5.25 Inch "B" takes the next spot
| inward from
| >there.....usually taking the Flat Edgecard type
| connection, not the header
| >type.
| >Also, if you place a 1.2MB Disk in a 360K Drive, it will
| ask to format it ,
| >and vise versa.
| >
| >
| >"Keith" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
| message
| >news:cb8701c4101d$31279470$a001280a@phx.gbl...
| >| techforce, thanks, i've tried your suggestion and WinXp
| >| still does not behave properly WRT my 5.25 floppy
| drive.
| >| Keith
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Keith:
| >| >
| >| >Try disabling the Floppy in the BIOS in the Mobo, then
| >| boot to XP. Check if
| >| >the Drive Disappears. then Shut Down, reboot, but
| alter
| >| bios again to be the
| >| >Correct Floppy. There is usually options for the
| 1.44 ,
| >| 2.88, and 5.25 in
| >| >there. XP may just need to start over.
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >"Keith" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
| >| message
| >| >news:1106b01c40faf$969be8b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
| >| >| Nick, Yes. I have a MS Fortran compiler that is on
| 5.25
| >| >| floppy that I need to load. Nick, in fact relics
| abound
| >| >| in the world of computers. Nick, you might be
| suprised
| >| >| that all the modern programming languages have at
| least
| >| >| one thing in common...machine language. Without this
| >| >| relic there is no software to push around the
| hardware.
| >| >| Keith
| >| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >| >what is a 5.25" floppy......some sort of relic from
| >| the
| >| >| past...
| >| >| >
| >| >| >
| >| >| >---
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| >| >| >Checked by AVG anti-virus system
| >| >| (http://www.grisoft.com).
| >| >| >Version: 6.0.637 / Virus Database: 408 - Release
| Date:
| >| >| 3/20/2004
| >| >| >
| >| >| >
| >| >| >.
| >| >| >
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >

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