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| | Encyclopedia: Floppy disk drive |
 | | Apple Computer was the first mass-market computer manufacturer to drop the floppy drive from a computer model altogether with the release of their iMac model in 1998, and Dell made the floppy drive optional in some models starting in 2003. | | | Floppy disks are read and written by a floppy disk drive or FDD, not to be confused with "fixed disk drive", which is an old IBM term for a hard disk drive. | | | External USB-based floppy disk drives are available for computers without floppy drives, and they work on any machine that supports USB. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Floppy-disk-drive
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| | Computer Floppy Disk Drive Help |
| | Floppy drive reading as B and not A. floppy being detected as 5.25" floppy. | | | The 5 1/4" floppy diskette was really floppy (flimsy) when compared to the 3.5" floppy diskette. | | | Floppy drives have been found in computers for several years and are commonly still being used today. |
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http://www.computerhope.com/help/floppy.htm
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| | Floppy Drives - How They Work |
| | The floppy disk drive was invented in 1967 at IBM by Alan Shugart. | | | All floppy drives use the SA-400 interface, the same interface used for floppy drives for years. | | | Most floppy drives have two read/write heads, meaning that it is double-sided. |
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http://www.pcmech.com/show/diskette/56
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| | Floppy Disk Drive Primer |
| | Floppy disk drives were originally introduced commercially as a read-only device to hold microcode and diagnostics for large IBM mainframe computer systems in the early 1970s. | | | This is important because we all rely on our floppy drives whenever we move any data or programs in or out of our computers using diskettes. | | | Since common floppy drives are designed without a positional feedback mechanism, they are referred to as "open-loop" whereas these hard drives are referred to as "closed-loop". |
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http://www.accurite.com/FloppyPrimer.html
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| | Floppy Disk Drive |
| | On the latest version of the software the modification on the floppy drive is not required. | | | If this cable (connects the FDD to the Borris motherboard) is then plugged in backwards on the floppy drive, the drive will NOT work and the floppy drive LED light may stay on permanently. | | | At first, you will notice that you can read/write to your floppy disk, but the disk can not be read on another consoles' FDD. |
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http://www.avolites.org.uk/support/faqs/floppy_drive.htm
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| | What is floppy disk? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary |
| | Floppy disks are slower to access than hard disks and have less storage capacity, but they are much less expensive. | | | Unlike most hard disks, floppy disks (often called floppies or diskettes) are portable, because you can remove them from a disk drive. | | | The typical desktop/laptop computer does not use the 8-inch floppy disk. |
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http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/f/floppy_disk.html
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| | Troubleshooting Floppy Disk Drive Problems in Windows |
| | If the floppy disk controller is redetected but you still cannot access the floppy disk drive, there may be a problem with the floppy disk. | | | If the floppy disk controller is not detected correctly, there may be a problem with the floppy disk controller. | | | where is the floppy disk drive you are having problems with. |
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http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/ARTICLES/Q131/6/90.asp
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| | The floppy interface developed by Shugart is still the basis of all PC floppy drives. | | | To unfragment a floppy disk for example, you can copy all the files one by one to an empty disk, delete the original files from the first disk, and then recopy the files. | | | The floppy disk controller consists of the circuitry either on a separate adapter card or integrated on the motherboard, which acts as the interface between the floppy drives and the system. |
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http://cma.zdnet.com/book/upgraderepair/ch13/ch13.htm
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| | BBC NEWS UK R.I.P. Floppy Disk |
| | Fondly known as "diskette", the floppy disk became a fixture of the personal computer market in the 1980s and 90s, along with its perfectly matched paramour Floppy Disk Drive. | | | FLOPPY DISK, the palm-sized magnetic data storage device, is whirring its last goodbye. | | | The floppy disk first emerged in the early 70s, conceived as an 8-inch disk by IBM. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2905953.stm
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| | Libyaonline.com Information and Entertainment at your fingertips. |
| | The good old floppy disk is the perfect solution for moving small bits of data from one PC to another or for backing up small files. | | | Nowadays, because of a floppy disk's relatively small storage capacity, it is no longer the removable media of choice in most instances. | | | There is a newer version of the floppy disk called a SuperDisk drive that will hold 120 MB of data. |
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http://www.libyaonline.com/tech/floppy.php
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| | Y-E DATA Products Floppy Disk Drives 2X USB Floppy Disk Drive |
| | The 2X USB Floppy Drive is the fastest of its kind. | | | The 2X USB floppy doubles the speed of reads and writes of standard floppy diskettes. | | | Double the speed of a normal floppy disk drive. |
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http://www.yedata.com/products/floppydrives/usb2x.shtml
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| | USB Floppy Disk Drive RAID |
| | I also understand that carrying 5 USB floppy drives around is not exactly portable, but there is something special and amazing about the speed of this floppy cluster. | | | I formated each floppy diskette using a Mac OS tool called Disk Tool giving each diskette a MS DOS format type and labled each one 1 through 5 for cleanliness. | | | I happen to work for Y-E DATA which is one of the worlds largest manufacturers of USB Floppy Drives, so I have access to these things. |
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http://ohlssonvox.8k.com/fdd_raid.htm
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| | c't 18/98, page 134 - Floppy Disk Drive |
| | Maybe the decision to omit the floppy was only made after the mainboard design had been finished, since the board is prepared to include the appropriate connector -- its space is intentionally left empty. | | | The iMac is the first Macintosh ever not to include a floppy disk drive. | | | Hot Tip: Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive to the iMac |
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http://www.heise.de/ct/english/98/18/134
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| | Tech Support - Macally USB Floppy Disk Drive for Mac |
| | There are two different USB Floppy Disk Drive for Windows 98. | | | • This USB floppy drive does not Auto-Eject the floppy diskette. | | | diskette from the drive, trash the diskette icon first, then remove the floppy diskette |
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http://www.macally.com/techsupport/driverfddusb.html
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| | FLOPPY DISK DRIVE OPERATION |
| | Several basic components are common to all floppy | | | Most floppy disk drive motors spin at 300 rpm except | | | way to expose the disk when the disk is loaded into a |
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http://www.tpub.com/content/fc/14100/css/14100_260.htm
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| | FDD - Floppy Disk Drive |
| | Traditionally refers to the A:\ drive or 1.44 MB (3.5") High Density Floppy format, but can also refer to older 720K (5.25") Floppy drives. | | | More information about the definition of FDD may appear below: | | | In a FDD system simultaneous transmission and reception of radio signal is possible. |
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http://www.auditmypc.com/acronym/FDD.asp
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| | 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive |
| | Ounce-for-ounce, byte-for-byte, you won't find a more valued floppy disk drive than the Mitsumi 3.5". | | | Heads that are 100% designed and manufactured by Mitsumi. | | | Mitsumi continues to enhance our designs and take advantage of the latest technologies including motors, PCBs, etc. The result is the Mitsumi 3.5" floppy disk, a drive that can be trusted to read and write quickly, efficiently, and reliably at the most affordable price. |
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http://www.mitsumi.com/products/floppy.html
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| | PCGuide - Configuration Procedures - Floppy Disk Drive Connection |
| | PCGuide - Configuration Procedures - Floppy Disk Drive Connection | | | It seems that either your browser does not support frames, or you have them disabled. | | | Please read the Site Guide before using this material. |
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http://www.pcguide.com/proc/config/fdd.htm
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