I have and external floppy drive for my computer. How do I install it? thank you?
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There is nothing to install. A floppy disk is a low-capacity external storage device, much like a flash drive. Just pop the disk into your computer, sae the neccessary files onto it, take the disk out, put it into another computer, and load up the files. Its just used to save or transfer data.\n\nNow, if you mean you have a seperate unit that you plug the disks into, thats another story. First, try following the instructions that (hopefully) came with the drive. \n\nIf you have Windows XP, try just plugging it in; XP is able to recognize tons of hardware and may install it automatically. \n\nIf you still can find an answer, try going to some message boards or forums related to this topic or call into a tech radio show, visit a specialty store, etc.
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First step is to back up everything on your computer and make sure that you have all the product key codes so that you can reinstall.  Next make yourself a boot disk for the floppy drive that also has the format programs.  Restart your computer from the floppy drive and format the C drive as a boot disk.  Finally, reinstall all your programs and hope it worked.
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You can create your own boot floppy by following instructions at http://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm or download one from http://www.bootdisk.com/ and then copy it to CD or floppy.  \n\nKeep in mind that if you format your C: drive you are wiping out everything on your computer and will need to reinstall all of your applications and your operating system.  If you're having problems and think this will solve them, it might be worth paying someone to look at the computer or do this for you.
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Hi there:\n\nI answer this question all the time.\n\nHERE is a complete copy and paste of the last ANSWER I gave, which has all the information you need. As you state, you DO NOT WANT to format or scandisk or defrag, or anything that touches the tracks on your floppy !\n\nSEE below:\n\n@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@\n\nI lost my data I saved on floppy?\n\nI saved some email messages on a floppy disc and brought it home from work and went to look at them on my computer at home and when I tried to open the floppy it said disco not formatted would you like to format now yes no. Have I lost my data? What should I do?\nAdditional Details\n\nthey are no longer in my email. just on floppy. If i take it back to work will it work there it did the other day.\n\nBest Answer - Chosen by Asker\n\nHi there:\n\nYou have probably NOT lost any data.\nFloppy copy and read problems are VERY common, and people have forgotten how to use them and maintain them.\n\nI looked at the two other answers before mine. The first states that you lost everything. _ WRONG !!\nThe second states that you are using a different operating system ( WRONG -- a floppy is a floppy is floppy unless you are using a MAC vs PC, and even you would be smart enough to know that they are different !)\n[[ Another rare situation is where you are using an OLD, 3 1/4 inch floppy on one machine, and a "new" 3 1/4 inch floppy drive on another machine, since the DRIVES Themselves, are different FORMATS ( the operating systems ( DOS, WIndows would be the same, and understand both formatting systems, but the mechanical heads and tracks are different ! ) There a dozens of different Floppy read/writers, and different FORMATs and sizes. The first IBM PC shipped with no harddrive, no floppy, and 16K of ram. There was a big DIN plug identical to the old keyboard plug, that you plugged in a cable that went to your Audio Cassette player, to load programs.. Then came the full height, single sided, low density, 5 1/2 inch floppy, then the high density, then the low density, two sided floppy, then the two sided High density floppy. Then all of these were replaced with the LOW density 3 1/4 inch floppy, and later the High Density 3 1/4 inch.\nIFF you have a normal, modern 3 1/4 inch HIGH density disk writer at the office, and try to use it in the ancient 3 1/4 LOW density disk unit at home, the older low density machine will not know what the tracks on the floppy are - it will be reading two tinier high density tracks at the same time and get garbage data.\nThe odds of you having a 720 K floppy Machine at home, and a 1.44 Meg floppy Unit at work, are almost zero, but I thought I would mention it ! ) ]]\nThe second answer states to but the floppy BACK in the originating computer, and this actually WOULD have a high success rate.\n\nTHE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO " NOT " scandisk, or defrag or touch the floppy in ANY WAY.\nMake your disk ' holy " at once, and prevent any writing of any kind, by flipping the little tab down so that BOTH HOLES on the corners are open ( holy disk ), so that your disk is protected from evil ( programs that WRITE or try to repair it- which would destroy YOUR data in the process of " repairing " the tracks -- they do not give a hoot about YOUR data, only in re-viving the useability of the disk -- BEWARE ! ! )\n\nThere are many precautions in using floppies. The first, is to ALWAYS FULL FORMAT ( not the silly "quick format" ) the disk before writing to it, even if it is NEW and out of the package...\n\nThe other problem is the LACK of use of ordinary floppy drive machines. They continually build up layers of dust, and when people DO go to use them, they gum up the heads with dirt. There are floppy cleaner disks available at most computer stores and dollar stores, and you SHOULD clean them if they have not been in use very much...\n\nAnother problem is the slight variation in the HEAD size, and the HEAD alignment, of different fl
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If you don't want people using these devices, then I recommend that you use an external USB floppy and USB CD and take out the internal floppy and CD drive.  Then, there's no CD or floppy on the system at all.  So, when you need to use these devices, go get them and hook them up.  You just need to make sure that the BIOS supports booting from a USB CD or a USB floppy so you can still use them in this capacity.  Most newer machines today, however, support this functionality.  You might find problems with machines that are 4 years old or older.\n\nAlthough, if the system can boot off of USB devices, they might be able to circumvent your removal of the CD and floppy by using a USB Flash drive that's bootable.
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i'm afraid you've lost it already.........floppy disk are not so reliable in terms of data storage....they can be easily damaged....sensitive to temperature...and other electromagnetic elements...
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try sony usb Floppy drive\nu can purchase it online or from your local dealer
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as you PC boots up, you should get a prompt to choose temporary boot sequence, (F-12 key ) choose CD, and insert windows disk in drive, or for older OS (win 95,98, ME) an external floppy drive can be plugged into a sub port. and booted from floppy. Here is a use full site http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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Do you have the Setup program that you run to install the program, depending on the size of the setup of the program if its less 1.38MB then a floppy disk, or a memory stick
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First, you have to plug in your cam into usb drive and wait until the computer recognise your cam. Once you are asked to install the driver, insert the disk or CD to to the floppy disk or CD Rom drive to install the driver. Then restart your computer and hope you it's gonna work for you. Good luck!\n\nMax
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1st look on the cd or floppy if you have one.\n2nd try manufactures web site.\n3rd www.driversguide.com\n\nif you need to login then try this\n\nusername             drivers\npassword              all\n\nnot sure if this is still a current login you will have to give it a go.
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Here is an easy way to format a floppy disk on a windows xp, or 98 computer.  \n\n1.) Put the disk in the drive\n2.) Double click on my computer on yoru desktop.\n3.) Right hand click on 3 1/2 floppy disk drive\n4.) Select Format.\n\ngood luck!
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Double-click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop.\n\nIf you are trying to use a floppy disk it will probably show up as drive A.\n\nIf you are trying to use a CD or DVD it will probably show up as drive D (or E).\n\n\nIf you meant that you want to open a "folder" on drive C, then just go to drive C in "My Computer" and double-click on the folder.
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from the shell you need do this\n\nexample:\nmount /dev/floppy /mnt\n\nmount <device path> <directory to mount it>
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there may be something wrong with your floppy drive... it could also be that the drive might have been renamed???\n\nDrive A is a floppy disk... You must still have a very old hrad disk system or that you habe an external A drive... Nowadays, ppl use USB portable...
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Do you mean a floppy disc?
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I've listed 3 different ways you can do this.  First, place the floppy into the floppy drive.  Then do one of the following:\n1) If document is open, click File>Save As>Use existing name or type new name in File Name box>At the top, see the phrase 'Save In', from the dropdown, click the arrow and select 3 1/2 Floppy(A) (usually 'A' drive).\n2) If the file has been previously saved (to your 'C' drive, desktop or any other drive), double click 'My Computer' > navigate to location of file to be copied.> RIGHT-click file name >Select 'Send To' 3 1/2" Floppy(A).\n3)  Also, last option, if previously saved, double click 'My Computer' > navigate to location of file to be copied.> Double click 'My Computer' again to open a 2nd 'My Computer' window > Click on the file name from the first window and keep it clicked. Then drag to 3 1/2" Floppy(A) in the 2nd window.