are floppy drives essential

Effex · 02-13-2005, 04:50 PM

i didnt order a floppy drive because they seem so outdated

i am fixing to boot up my computer for the first time and am wondering how to get around installs that use floppy

xteam02001 · 02-13-2005, 04:51 PM

you prettymuch cant

ReverseFluxx · 02-13-2005, 05:00 PM

What installs are on floppy? They're very very rare anymore.

phosho510 · 02-13-2005, 05:02 PM

floppys are so old... they are obsolete

Effex · 02-13-2005, 05:09 PM

only my sata drivers for my hd so far. but i was mostly wondering cause i thought that it was needed for the initial setup of the os

ReverseFluxx · 02-13-2005, 05:28 PM

No, not unless you're installing Windows 3.1 or something...

xteam02001 · 02-13-2005, 05:38 PM

actually. you do need to install those sata drivers from the floppy dude. ask anybody here with an sata harddrive. it askes you when you are installing windows xp for the first time on an sata drive.

Nubius · 02-13-2005, 05:51 PM

Yup. I thought floppies weren't needed to until I ordered a SATA drive. Then it becomes fairly handy. It takes up no power or space and are very cheap and would come in handy in more places than one.

The only other way to install a SATA drive without a floppy is to make a slipstream CD.

http://greenmachine.msfnhosting.com/READING/addraid.htm

There's some instructions on how to do that

m3trj · 02-13-2005, 06:35 PM

Just take a floppy from a random computer, they're so easy to get hold of. No need to buy one.

Alex4R · 02-13-2005, 06:35 PM

I didn't think I would need a floppy drive when I built my most recent PC, boy was I wrong.. They do come in handy

02-13-2005, 04:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Effex Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 99	are floppy drives essential i didnt order a floppy drive because they seem so outdated i am fixing to boot up my computer for the first time and am wondering how to get around installs that use floppy

02-13-2005, 04:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
xteam02001 Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 296	you prettymuch cant __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ \"Venice\" ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 2GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 eVGA 256mb 6800GT ANTEC 430watt TruePower 2.0 WD 160GB 8MB cache HDD NEC 16x Dual Layer DVD+/-RW

02-13-2005, 05:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
ReverseFluxx True Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 214	What installs are on floppy? They're very very rare anymore. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6850, Foxconn P35A-S, 2GB DDR2-800, 160+160=320GB SATAII RAID 0, eVGA 8800GTX, Vista Ultimate, Westinghouse 22" LCD, AG Neovo 19" LCD

02-13-2005, 05:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
ReverseFluxx True Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 214	No, not unless you're installing Windows 3.1 or something... __________________ Core 2 Duo E6850, Foxconn P35A-S, 2GB DDR2-800, 160+160=320GB SATAII RAID 0, eVGA 8800GTX, Vista Ultimate, Westinghouse 22" LCD, AG Neovo 19" LCD

02-13-2005, 05:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
xteam02001 Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 296	actually. you do need to install those sata drivers from the floppy dude. ask anybody here with an sata harddrive. it askes you when you are installing windows xp for the first time on an sata drive. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ \"Venice\" ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 2GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 eVGA 256mb 6800GT ANTEC 430watt TruePower 2.0 WD 160GB 8MB cache HDD NEC 16x Dual Layer DVD+/-RW

02-13-2005, 05:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
phosho510 Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 876	floppys are so old... they are obsolete

02-13-2005, 05:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Effex Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 99	only my sata drivers for my hd so far. but i was mostly wondering cause i thought that it was needed for the initial setup of the os

02-13-2005, 05:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Nubius Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,659	Yup. I thought floppies weren't needed to until I ordered a SATA drive. Then it becomes fairly handy. It takes up no power or space and are very cheap and would come in handy in more places than one. The only other way to install a SATA drive without a floppy is to make a slipstream CD. http://greenmachine.msfnhosting.com/READING/addraid.htm There's some instructions on how to do that

02-13-2005, 06:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
m3trj Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,577	Just take a floppy from a random computer, they're so easy to get hold of. No need to buy one. __________________ \'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you **** well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.\'

02-13-2005, 06:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Alex4R True Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 224	I didn't think I would need a floppy drive when I built my most recent PC, boy was I wrong.. They do come in handy __________________ My Little Alex4R Site

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