How to convert internal floppy/zip drives into external floppy drive?
My desktop motherboard failed but my laptop doesn't have floppy/zip drives
2007-05-11 07:07:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
you can buy a IDE to USB device. i suggest buying it from ebay. they r super cheap there less than $20.
or go here if u do not have an ebay account.
http://insidecomputer.stores.yahoo.net/usb20235hadr.html
2007-05-11 07:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by Rock Lee 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A floppy drive and a zip drive are 2 different things. You can get a USB floppy drive fairly cheap (about $25.00) but if it is a zip drive - they are no longer made so start searching ebay. You can get an external that uses a parallel interface (that's the printer port).
2007-05-11 14:18:02 · answer #2 · answered by smgray99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy an external FDD for $20
2007-05-11 14:11:41 · answer #3 · answered by Elvis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋