Do You Floppy?

Ishakir · 05-23-04, 01:05 AM

Heya guys,

Just had a quick question. In every system I've built so far, I've installed a floppy drive. Looking back, I've barely used the floppy drives since they've been replaced by either my jump drive, zip drive, or cd/dvd media. I'm considering not installing one in my upcoming system, but it just doesn't feel right, LOL.

Do you guys usually install floppy drives in your systems? Am I just being stubborn?

Thanks,
-Ish-

dead_man311 · 05-23-04, 01:12 AM

theres a poll about this ill go look for it quick

Here it is

malinois1 · 05-23-04, 01:19 AM

Why not a floppy is only $10 and you may need it for Raid drivers

Prot · 05-23-04, 07:50 AM

A floppy drive is necessary for RAID drivers and comes in handy for flashing BIOS.

am8soccer · 05-23-04, 10:31 AM

Just buy one usb floppy in case of emergency

fatccrunner · 05-23-04, 11:16 AM

yeah floppys are really cheap anyway... so i mean, you might need it for various different reasons in the future that you dont think of right now... they are usually pretty reliable, so your burner software decides to be mean for a day and you need to transport a word doc... happens to me often unfortanutley... they are good to have in case

nut581 · 05-23-04, 01:21 PM

been floppy-less for 6 months since my laptop don't have one, and i'm doing just fine

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hafa · 05-23-04, 04:27 PM

For <$8 it's kind of a no-brainer at this stage. Until they come up with another method to flash a bios without booting and load controller drivers during Windows installs, I'll continue to install them in all of the machines I build.

ThePerfectCore · 05-23-04, 07:42 PM

I yank mine out and put it in a drawer when I don't use it, since it just sits on the desk. I just stuff the cables back inside the case.

I have to have it for RAID drivers and BIOS, like mentioned, as well as 98SE bootdisks when I'm working on FAT32 disks.

apu318 · 05-24-04, 01:28 AM

I dont have any power connectors left for a floppy -_- or any more molex's. ive been fine without a floppy driver for a year and a half now

JTanczos · 05-24-04, 03:10 AM

I always put a floppy in. Not only cause you need it for bios/raid drives but there are places that have trouble reading cd-rw disks (ive had this problem once too often) and im not about to waste 698meg+ of cd space to transport a 1 meg file. If its important or its too big for a floppy then yes I will burn it. Problem with flash media and usb drives is not every computer will read em either. The problems you run in to when people dont wanna upgrade their computer. *shakes his head*

JT

hafa · 05-24-04, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by apu318
I dont have any power connectors left for a floppy -_- or any more molex's. ive been fine without a floppy driver for a year and a half now

Actually, floppies use their own connector, sometimes called a "berg" connector:

stan03 · 05-24-04, 10:58 AM

i use my floppy because its just more convenient imo for transfering word docs than a cd-rw.

elec999 · 05-24-04, 11:39 AM

Never touched a floppy in like two years. Some of my systems got floppy. Floppies just make your new pc look bad.

hafa · 05-24-04, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by elec999
Never touched a floppy in like two years.

Sound like it's time for a bios update

Quote:

Some of my systems got floppy. Floppies just make your new pc look bad.

Sound like it's time to get a case with a door

(Man, I just kill myself!)

In all seriousness, though, floppies aren't quite dead yet. Anyone who works in an office environment will quickly regret not having them as soon as that one client brings in a critical must-have document on a floppy which is their only copy (yep, just happened last week).

Furthermore, as stated previously, you'll be "jones'n" for a floppy the first time your RAID array pukes and you need the drivers for an XP install/repair STAT.

hkgonra · 05-26-04, 03:08 PM

I manage about 30 pcs, we have maybe 5 floppies in the building.

Krowa 02 · 05-26-04, 04:17 PM

Theres always a use for floppies, I remember mine broke once and I didnt replace it for a while and couldnt flash bios on my vid card and certain stuff.

J3CD3R · 05-27-04, 02:38 PM

A usb pin drive is a quick fix holds more too. though cant use it for SATA Drivers or bios update.... but u can hole those important work documents and those small files instead of using a cd

Kendan · 05-27-04, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by stan03
i use my floppy because its just more convenient imo for transfering word docs than a cd-rw.

Thumbdrives are much more conveniant

petreza · 05-27-04, 09:44 PM

I did not read the whole thread so someone might have already mentioned this, but I find floppies usefull for partitioning utilities:

- Partition Magic
- System Commander

saves me a lot of time when installing Windows: I use them to format the drive and it takes only seconds - the Windows formating utility takes forever as it is doing a surfice scan.

also:

-Ghost
-BIOS
-Windows 98 StartUp Disk - you will need this sooner or later but it cannot help you if you use NTFS

and others

05-23-04, 01:05 AM	Thread Starter #1
Ishakir Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Roselle, IL	Do You Floppy? Heya guys, Just had a quick question. In every system I've built so far, I've installed a floppy drive. Looking back, I've barely used the floppy drives since they've been replaced by either my jump drive, zip drive, or cd/dvd media. I'm considering not installing one in my upcoming system, but it just doesn't feel right, LOL. Do you guys usually install floppy drives in your systems? Am I just being stubborn? Thanks, -Ish- __________________ Old Rigs: AMD64 Athlon 3200+ DTR \| DFI Lanparty UT 250GB \| 2GB OCZ Gold Edition PC4000 \| 2x36GB WD Raptors RAID0 \| SLK-948U w\ 92MM Smart Fan \| ATI Radeon X800XTPE \| Dell 2005FPW Intel Core 2 Duo e6600 \| EVGA nVidia 680i \| 4GB Patriot PC6400 Extreme Performance \| 2x36GB WD Raptors RAID0 \| Thermalright Ultra-120 with 120mm Scythe S*Flex Fan \| nVidia 8800GTS 640MBx2 SLI _____________________ Heatware
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05-23-04, 01:12 AM	#2
dead_man311 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Some where in Michigan	theres a poll about this ill go look for it quick Here it is
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05-23-04, 01:19 AM	#3
malinois1 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Louisiana	Why not a floppy is only $10 and you may need it for Raid drivers
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05-23-04, 07:50 AM	#4
Prot Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana	A floppy drive is necessary for RAID drivers and comes in handy for flashing BIOS. __________________ Have you had a zerbert today?
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05-23-04, 10:31 AM	#5
am8soccer Member Join Date: Nov 2003	Just buy one usb floppy in case of emergency
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05-23-04, 11:16 AM	#6
fatccrunner Registered Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the deep south	yeah floppys are really cheap anyway... so i mean, you might need it for various different reasons in the future that you dont think of right now... they are usually pretty reliable, so your burner software decides to be mean for a day and you need to transport a word doc... happens to me often unfortanutley... they are good to have in case
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05-23-04, 01:21 PM	#7
nut581 Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Columbus, OH	been floppy-less for 6 months since my laptop don't have one, and i'm doing just fine ..
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05-23-04, 04:27 PM	#8
hafa Premium Member #24 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: A tiny dot in the middle of the Pacific	For <$8 it's kind of a no-brainer at this stage. Until they come up with another method to flash a bios without booting and load controller drivers during Windows installs, I'll continue to install them in all of the machines I build. __________________ . HTPC: Core i3 540/8GB/300GB Raptor/GTS450-1GB/W7P-64 ~\|~ File Server: (Green) AMD 4850E/4GB/6TB RAID/Windows Server 2008 ~\|~ Notebook/Workstation: M780 Toshiba Convertible Tablet/i7 M620/8GB/128GB Crucial M4 SSD /7200RPM 750GB/W8 Pro Putting the YO back in YOU(')R(E)... \| Who is this "u" person, anyway?
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05-23-04, 07:42 PM	#9
ThePerfectCore Red Raccoon Dojo Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas	I yank mine out and put it in a drawer when I don't use it, since it just sits on the desk. I just stuff the cables back inside the case. I have to have it for RAID drivers and BIOS, like mentioned, as well as 98SE bootdisks when I'm working on FAT32 disks.
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05-24-04, 01:28 AM	#10
apu318 Disabled Join Date: May 2004 Location: Welland: Most drug use per capita in Canada.	I dont have any power connectors left for a floppy -_- or any more molex's. ive been fine without a floppy driver for a year and a half now
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05-24-04, 03:10 AM	#11
JTanczos Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Eastern Pennsylvania	I always put a floppy in. Not only cause you need it for bios/raid drives but there are places that have trouble reading cd-rw disks (ive had this problem once too often) and im not about to waste 698meg+ of cd space to transport a 1 meg file. If its important or its too big for a floppy then yes I will burn it. Problem with flash media and usb drives is not every computer will read em either. The problems you run in to when people dont wanna upgrade their computer. shakes his head JT __________________ Spare computer, Epox Something with 700mhz Duron. 256meg of PC100 ram. 8mg ATI Rage card(hey the computer was free) :p Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe 2600+ Mobile 1 Gig PC3500 Mushkin LVL2. RBX, Maze 4 NB and GPU, AquaXtreme 50Z-DC12-T. Bonniville 302 HC, Weapon's 302 Shroud, w/ 2x 120mm Sanyo Denki. Asus A7V133 T-Bird @1100 Stock. 512 Mb PC133, Geforce 2 GTS 64 Meg. My heatware
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05-24-04, 10:58 AM	#13
stan03 Member Join Date: Mar 2003	i use my floppy because its just more convenient imo for transfering word docs than a cd-rw.
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05-24-04, 11:39 AM	#14
elec999 Member Join Date: Jul 2003	Never touched a floppy in like two years. Some of my systems got floppy. Floppies just make your new pc look bad.
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05-26-04, 03:08 PM	#16
hkgonra Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: West TN.	I manage about 30 pcs, we have maybe 5 floppies in the building. __________________ "I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer." -- Benjamin Franklin My Heatware
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05-26-04, 04:17 PM	#17
Krowa 02 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Long Island New York	Theres always a use for floppies, I remember mine broke once and I didnt replace it for a while and couldnt flash bios on my vid card and certain stuff.
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05-27-04, 02:38 PM	#18
J3CD3R New Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: BFE Idaho	A usb pin drive is a quick fix holds more too. though cant use it for SATA Drivers or bios update.... but u can hole those important work documents and those small files instead of using a cd
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05-27-04, 09:44 PM	#20
petreza Member Join Date: Jan 2002	I did not read the whole thread so someone might have already mentioned this, but I find floppies usefull for partitioning utilities: - Partition Magic - System Commander saves me a lot of time when installing Windows: I use them to format the drive and it takes only seconds - the Windows formating utility takes forever as it is doing a surfice scan. also: -Ghost -BIOS -Windows 98 StartUp Disk - you will need this sooner or later but it cannot help you if you use NTFS and others
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