How To Install a Floppy Drive Into a PC Talladega AL

Floppy drives are not used often today, but when you need to get data to or from a floppy disk, there is no substitute. Floppy drives are not usually very difficult to install or replace unless you have some odd, proprietary type of case.

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Floppy drives are not used often today, but when you need to get data to or from a floppy disk, there is no substitute. Floppy drives are not usually very difficult to install or replace unless you have some odd, proprietary type of case. This article assumes you already know how to remove your case cover(s) so that you can install or reinstall a 3.5" floppy drive. Read the instructions all the way through before beginning.
  1. Power the computer down and remove the power cable before working inside. You probably want to disconnect everything and work on a table or a counter.

  2. If you are reinstalling a floppy drive, you must first remove the old one. Save the screws. Make sure you take notes when unplugging the power cable and the ribbon cable. You will need to plug them back in the same way after you mount the new drive.

  3. The greatest difficulty you are likely to encounter is finding room to use a screwdriver to fasten the drive in its bay. Remove the case cover. You may need to remove both sides of the case if you have a tower-style case. Examine the drive bays in the front of the case. Computers come with drive bays in two widths: 3.5" and 5.25". Your floppy drive goes in a 3.5: bay where the case has a 3.5" opening in the front. There will very probably be one such bay designed for the installation of a floppy drive. If there is a blank panel in place, remove it by pushing it out from the inside. On some types of cases it is necessary to remove the entire drive bay assembly to fasten drives into place. I hope this is not the type of case you have. It is a lot more work. If you attempt to remove the entire set of drive bays, you will probably have to unplug your CD-ROM and hard drive(s) as well. Make notes so you can get all cables back in the right place with the right polarity.

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Author: Charles Clendenen

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