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depends on os, for xp i think it is just floppy and cd, but for vista you can also use a usb pendrive
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I'm guessing you mean internal FD.
I've used the USB Sticks for Vista as previously mentioned - works fine.
USB Floppy for Windows XP.
I've used the USB Sticks for Vista as previously mentioned - works fine.
USB Floppy for Windows XP.
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Ditto this. USB Floppy drives rule. All the benefits of having a floppy drive with none of the drawbacks.USB Floppy for Windows XP.
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But then you still have to run nasty floppy ribbon cable, right?
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Use rounded same as all my cables inc my X-FI Fatal1ty 
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I have an internal and when I'm installing I just hook it up and leave it on the base of the case, when I'm done I disconnect and put it away and forget I have one.
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Ya my Floppy is disabled in bios now, only Card Readers show (appear as 4 Removable Drives), but rounded cable is so neatly hidden there is no point me not having it.
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I do the same when my USB one is not available.
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dont buy a usb floppy drive if you are installing raid on xp. you need a normal one.you have to load the raid drivers before windows (the Universal serial bus controllers have not been installed yet)
as posted above, i just use mine for raid drivers, then its put back in the cupboard
in vista they have made it so you can use a usb pendrive/stick.......nice one Bill
ps. you could make a slipstreamed xp install disk with the drivers already on......i must get round to doing this myself
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XP is only Floppy, Vista is Floppy or CDROM or USB Stick
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Are you sure of this? I could swear that I've used my USB floppy for such a purpose.Correct.
dont buy a usb floppy drive if you are installing raid on xp. you need a normal one.you have to load the raid drivers before windows (the Universal serial bus controllers have not been installed yet)
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Yeah because the bios has USB support as well, So I would think a USB floppy should work fine.
I still use a conventional floppy.
How many times have we seen on here...my BIOS flash went wrong.
I know it's rare, but to me it's like last chance saloon should something go wrong with the BIOS.
The bootblock just might have enough to get it back with a floppy, and once you've turned it off you've lost that option.
I might add that I normally use a BIOS savior, but you can't use one on the new ASUS boards with the soldered on chip
Seems strange they are doing away with IDE channels on motherboards, but keeping the floppy.
How many times have we seen on here...my BIOS flash went wrong.
I know it's rare, but to me it's like last chance saloon should something go wrong with the BIOS.
The bootblock just might have enough to get it back with a floppy, and once you've turned it off you've lost that option.
I might add that I normally use a BIOS savior, but you can't use one on the new ASUS boards with the soldered on chip
Seems strange they are doing away with IDE channels on motherboards, but keeping the floppy.