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Is there a way to put a face-plate on a floppy that i took from a old HP? It works fine but it has no face plate and looks really ugly. =/
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floppy drive modding?
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you could not use a floppy drive they really aren't too needed nowadays because you can boot from CD and most people have a cd burner and it's like 5 bucks for 3 CDRW's so I suggest just not using on e at all
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Why wouldn't you have one? Maybe he needs to flash his BIOS over..
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Its very tough matching floppy faceplates. Seems as if every single OEM and manufacturer used different faceplates. Best bet if you can't find one at a local used comp shop or computer fair is to dig out the epoxy once you can get one reasonably close. Of course, you could always keep it as a spare in case you buy a case with the floppy front built in.
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dowmace said:
Ever try to load RAID drivers from a CD?
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CrystalMethod said:
Why does a floppy have to be permanently instaled?
I just hook one up whenever I need one once in ablue moon. Quick fix, problem solved, no ugly drive sticking its nose in my business.
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Sounds like so much work. Hmm i just might as well get another one and sell the one from HP since floppies are around only $5-10 these days. Thanks guys.
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post a picof the ploppy and it will be easier to see what can be done.
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If you have a dremel, some lexan, and spare time you could try making your own custom faceplate.
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I''ve got a floppy like that installed in my system. I just mounted it so that I could put the regular drive cover in front of it. So if I need to use it I just pop out the drive cover and there's the floppy. I also keep it disabled int he bios till I need it. Which isn't that often now that I've got a computer that can boot from usb, a internal usa compact flash reader, and a spare 16mb cf card that I use to boot from.
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Hmm...is that an orange LED on that floppy drive?
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It didn't come with a drive cover. The HP case itself was teh cover. 
And yes Mico, that is a orange LED.
And yes Mico, that is a orange LED.
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Boris posted what I think is the most sensible idea, but how much would a new floppy drive set you back? 8 bucks?
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Fushyuguru said:
It doesn't. You don't even have to switch off your system when you hook one up (It's recommended, but not necessary). I usually just throw one in each of my systems just in case I happen to need one. That way I'm not digging around for hours in my pile of parts looking for one. It's more a conveinence thing than anything else.
You could always make a face plate out of an old floppy bay cover. Might be a little tedious to get things lined up right though.
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I think i will just make my own plate over the break for my floppy then. Where can i get some good cheap lexan? Thanks for the help guys.
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That mod looks pretty cool. Will that work for my kind of floppy though? Also is that the lexan type cover or the slot cover from your case? Thanks.
