F6 Compatible USB Floppy Drives

overclucker · Aug 22, 2008

I need a USB Floppy Drive that will work with the F6 command to install RAID controller drivers when installing windows.. I do not have a port for onboard Floppy.

I dont want to have to edit the code on the CD to make it work.

redduc900 · Aug 23, 2008

Code:

The following USB floppy disk drives are included in the Txtsetup.sif file and are therefore supported for use during Windows XP installation:

Plug and Play ID........USB floppy disk drive model

USB\VID_03EE&PID_6901 	Mitsumi
USB\VID_057B&PID_0000 	Y-E Data; Sony part number 09K9835
USB\VID_0644&PID_0000 	TEAC; IBM option part number 27L4226, FRU 05K9283

The following USB floppy disk drives are not included in the Txtsetup.sif file and therefore are not supported during Windows XP installation:

Plug and Play ID........USB floppy disk drive model

USB\VID_03F0 &PID_2001 	HP
USB\VID_054C &PID_002C 	Sony
USB\VID_057B &PID_0001 	Y-E Data
USB\VID_0409 &PID_0040 	NEC
USB\VID_0424 &PID_0FDC 	SMSC

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916196

overclucker · Aug 23, 2008

redduc900 said:

Code:

The following USB floppy disk drives are included in the Txtsetup.sif file and are therefore supported for use during Windows XP installation:

Plug and Play ID........USB floppy disk drive model

USB\VID_03EE&PID_6901 	Mitsumi
USB\VID_057B&PID_0000 	Y-E Data; Sony part number 09K9835
USB\VID_0644&PID_0000 	TEAC; IBM option part number 27L4226, FRU 05K9283

The following USB floppy disk drives are not included in the Txtsetup.sif file and therefore are not supported during Windows XP installation:

Plug and Play ID........USB floppy disk drive model

USB\VID_03F0 &PID_2001 	HP
USB\VID_054C &PID_002C 	Sony
USB\VID_057B &PID_0001 	Y-E Data
USB\VID_0409 &PID_0040 	NEC
USB\VID_0424 &PID_0FDC 	SMSC

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916196

yeah i saw that, i cannot find any for sale

DerTiger · Aug 25, 2008

this worked for me and a NEC USB-Floppy:

http://www.msfn.org/board/Using-a-F6-Driver-with-USB-Floppy-t82711.html

This fix will add support for USB floppy disks in the text mode portion of Windows Setup, and allow you to load F6 drivers.
This fix should work on Windows 2000 and up.
I have only tested it with a Sony USB floppy drive on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 x64

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Windows Setup F6 USB Floppy Drive Fix

Create your Storage device driver disk and open textsetup.oem
Add the following lines to the bottom of [HardwareIds.scsi.(device name)]
If this section does not exist you must create it!
If your USB floppy drive still does not work, look for the hardware ID in the floppy drive driver's .inf file, and make sure any legacy floppy drives are disabled in the bios.

id = "USB\VID_03F0&PID_2001", "usbstor" #--HP
id = "USB\VID_054C&PID_002C", "usbstor" #--Sony
id = "USB\VID_057B&PID_0001", "usbstor" #--Y-E Data
id = "USB\VID_0409&PID_0040", "usbstor" #--NEC
id = "USB\VID_0424&PID_0FDC", "usbstor" #--SMSC
id = "USB\VID_08BD&PID_1100", "usbstor" #--Iomega
id = "USB\VID_055D&PID_2020", "usbstor" #--Samsung

Here is an example file

#//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

[Disks]
d1 = "Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology",\MegaSR,\

[Defaults]
scsi = MegaSR

[scsi]
MegaSR ="Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology (Windows XP/2003 64-bit)", MegaSR

[Files.scsi.MegaSR]
driver = d1, MegaSR.sys, MegaSR
inf = d1, MegaSR.inf
inf = d1, NODEV.inf
catalog = d1, MegaSR.cat

[HardwareIds.scsi.MegaSR]
id="PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2682&SUBSYS_10901734", "MegaSR"
id="PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2683&SUBSYS_10901734", "MegaSR"
id="PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2682&SUBSYS_81FF1043", "MegaSR"
#--The following lines give additional USB floppy support
id = "USB\VID_03F0&PID_2001", "usbstor" #--HP
id = "USB\VID_054C&PID_002C", "usbstor" #--Sony
id = "USB\VID_057B&PID_0001", "usbstor" #--Y-E Data
id = "USB\VID_0409&PID_0040", "usbstor" #--NEC
id = "USB\VID_0424&PID_0FDC", "usbstor" #--SMSC
id = "USB\VID_08BD&PID_1100", "usbstor" #--Iomega
id = "USB\VID_055D&PID_2020", "usbstor" #--Samsung

[Config.MegaSR]
value = "Parameters\PnpInterface", 5, REG_DWORD, 1

#//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

gangaskan · Aug 25, 2008

i'm kinda curious to see what board you have, i didn't know some manufacturers stopped putting floppy controllers on them ....

theELVISCERATOR · Aug 25, 2008

I was hesitant but made a USB thumb drive flashable....worked fine...

Most people do have one.

gangaskan · Aug 25, 2008

theELVISCERATOR said:
I was hesitant but made a USB thumb drive flashable....worked fine...

Most people do have one.

yeah, that does come in handy

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