What to do with an extra slot?

Beefpops

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• Sep 21, 2003

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Hi, I was wondering what I could do with an extra slot for a floppy drive. It's just sitting there, empty, and I'm sure I could do something cool with it. Just need some ideas/products to cram in there. Thanks!

 

AllenSmoker

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Front usb ports, audio ports, firewire ports. Stuff like that is usually pretty easy to buy or make.

 

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LCD is always high on the Cool factor

 

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Beefpops

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where can I learn how to make all this good stuff?

 

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do u have CCFL's in ur case? u can drill the floppy drive cover then put your switches there , thats what i did to mine.

 

DaveSauce

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if you re-post in the Alternative Modding section, i'm sure you'll get a ton of responses.

The things mentioned above are great ideas.....if you want to make a simple fan controller, you can just mount a rheostat in that slot.

Also, you can get flash memory readers that will mount to your floppy slot.....if you have a digital camera or something that can be really useful.

 

FireMogle

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Ive also seen audio EQs that fit in there

 

XunknownX

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You could take a dremel to it. Cut out your name or something. Add a translucent covering behind the cutout and put a laser led or Cold Cathode Light to illuminate it. I've seen it done and it looks awesome. Or add an internal zip drive.

 

AFIsoldier

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you could make an intergalactic transponder remote...lol...think of the posibilities....gaaaahhh....


haha, you could make it a dummy drive and make a storage compartment...i used an old cd-rom drive and have it so the door opens automatically still, i hide stuff in there...detention slips, notes, cigarettes...anything the rents don't need to know about...and they just think it is a normal drive lol

 

meksyk

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DaveSauce said:

if you re-post in the Alternative Modding section, i'm sure you'll get a ton of responses.

The things mentioned above are great ideas.....if you want to make a simple fan controller, you can just mount a rheostat in that slot.

Also, you can get flash memory readers that will mount to your floppy slot.....if you have a digital camera or something that can be really useful.

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I've seen some very nice 7 in 1 readers that reads almost any flash memory format plus an usb 2.0 port in front (assuming that you have usb 2.0 in your computer)

 

Fallen Phoenix

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Dual RAID floppy drives?

I think AFIsoldier's idea is good, though a bit unethical the way he uses it