Gotta have a floppy drive?

-=DFOX=- · 01-12-2005, 03:57 PM

I just realized I forgot to order a floppy drive for my new build, do I really need it? I dont think Ive ever even used the one I have.

Napoleon · 01-12-2005, 04:00 PM

i wouldnt personally, floppys are getting older and older by the month...some PCs are being built without them nowadays.

Nubius · 01-12-2005, 04:08 PM

Yeah but unless you have a slipstream WinXP CD then you HAVE to have a floppy for SATA drive installations. Of course I don't have my floppy in the case, the time I do need to format I simply plug it in and let it hang on the top until I'm done.

Buuuut still they can be pretty useful sometimes, like programs like memtest86+ I had to burn a CD instead of simply using a floppy, flashing the BIOS, boot disks, and of course like I said you HAVE to have a floppy for SATA drive installations

beedubaya · 01-12-2005, 04:29 PM

Manufacturer computers (Dell, Compaq, etc.) are now building PCs without floppies. I think this is a mistake on their part. Although floppies are no longer suitable for data storage, they still have their place. I work at Office Depot and have business people come in all the time telling me how they still use floppies and they don't like that these new PCs no longer include them. I still think the 3 1/2" drive has its place, believe it or not.

-=DFOX=- · 01-12-2005, 04:38 PM

Makes sense, I mean, for 7 bucks, why not, Ill just pick one up.

Nubius · 01-12-2005, 04:39 PM

Pretty much what I thought. They are cheap as **** now, so might as well =P

SanToast · 01-12-2005, 04:43 PM

beedabaya is absolutely correct. It is a mistake to not include a floppy drive as they are still required for some tasks. I don't have one installed, but I do have a few sitting around that can be quickly added when needed!

KornNut · 01-13-2005, 02:50 PM

If you have multiple PCs, you can always just have one USB floppy drive. That way you can take out only when it is needed.

Trifid · 01-13-2005, 03:01 PM

i planed to take my floppy drive out of my old pc, but it was impossible to get a ordinary screw driver in there to take it out, so i burrowed mine off of my school.

AND_YOU_ARE · 01-13-2005, 08:31 PM

I agree floppys still have their place. I still have one in my pc. I still use it for memtest and andy time when i might need a boot disk or even to run a test on my hard drive. They have their place. Ever since cdrw's have gone the way of the dodo.

01-12-2005, 03:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
-=DFOX=- Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 78	Gotta have a floppy drive? I just realized I forgot to order a floppy drive for my new build, do I really need it? I dont think Ive ever even used the one I have. __________________ What are all these extra screws for?

01-12-2005, 04:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
beedubaya Lord Techie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,234	Manufacturer computers (Dell, Compaq, etc.) are now building PCs without floppies. I think this is a mistake on their part. Although floppies are no longer suitable for data storage, they still have their place. I work at Office Depot and have business people come in all the time telling me how they still use floppies and they don't like that these new PCs no longer include them. I still think the 3 1/2" drive has its place, believe it or not. __________________ ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard AMD Opteron 165 @ 2.25GHz 2GB G.Skill Extreme PC4000 RAM Leadtek Winfast GeForce 7800GT Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi "I know the human being and fish can co-exist peacefully" - George W. Bush

01-12-2005, 04:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
-=DFOX=- Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 78	Makes sense, I mean, for 7 bucks, why not, Ill just pick one up. __________________ What are all these extra screws for?

01-13-2005, 02:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
KornNut True Techie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 222	If you have multiple PCs, you can always just have one USB floppy drive. That way you can take out only when it is needed. __________________ 3.0 GHz P4 w/ Hyper Threading 1 Gig DDR RAM 9800 Pro ATI Radeon 7.1 Soundblaster DVD Burners are a must! 19\'\' Samsung LCD ______________________________ In this world gone mad, we won\'t spank the monkey. The monkey will spank us!

01-13-2005, 03:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Trifid Wizard Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,010	i planed to take my floppy drive out of my old pc, but it was impossible to get a ordinary screw driver in there to take it out, so i burrowed mine off of my school. __________________ Cisco CCNA, Comptia A+

01-12-2005, 04:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Napoleon Junior Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 55	i wouldnt personally, floppys are getting older and older by the month...some PCs are being built without them nowadays.

01-12-2005, 04:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nubius Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,659	Yeah but unless you have a slipstream WinXP CD then you HAVE to have a floppy for SATA drive installations. Of course I don't have my floppy in the case, the time I do need to format I simply plug it in and let it hang on the top until I'm done. Buuuut still they can be pretty useful sometimes, like programs like memtest86+ I had to burn a CD instead of simply using a floppy, flashing the BIOS, boot disks, and of course like I said you HAVE to have a floppy for SATA drive installations

01-12-2005, 04:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nubius Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,659	Pretty much what I thought. They are cheap as **** now, so might as well =P

01-12-2005, 04:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
SanToast Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 262	beedabaya is absolutely correct. It is a mistake to not include a floppy drive as they are still required for some tasks. I don't have one installed, but I do have a few sitting around that can be quickly added when needed!

01-13-2005, 08:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
AND_YOU_ARE Master Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Potsdam NY, USA Posts: 2,004	I agree floppys still have their place. I still have one in my pc. I still use it for memtest and andy time when i might need a boot disk or even to run a test on my hard drive. They have their place. Ever since cdrw's have gone the way of the dodo. __________________ Member of the right wing conspiracy theory. X-Fire: andyouare1 AIM: plantagenet51 Ars Technica Silent PC Review Xtreme Systems

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