doug Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Copied a file to a floppy this afternoon, now every time I open any file or folder first thing is that the floppy drive starts. Haven't used floppies for years. How do I turn this habit off?Win XP etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Since you havent used floppies in years, why not take it out? If you don't want a big hole in your computer, just disconnect the power cable from the back of the drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 No I only used it for G'daughter. Anyway have solved the problem. Did a re-boot. Thinking on the file I tried to save for her was a large (1MB) jpg file that didn't copy. I shrank the file and saved that. So perhaps there was unfinished business waiting for the floppy. Really out of practice with floppies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Good to hear it is sorted. My next suggestion was to reboot since something was probably still trying to access the floppy.I do not put floppy drives into computers I build anymore, as they are becomming obsolete. With 16GB flash memory, DVD-RW and other forms of media, 1.44mb is just not enough. Not to mention I can write a 1GB file to a DVD almost as fast as I can fill a 1.44mb floppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I still find floppies useful for bits and pieces of temporary stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I still find floppies useful for bits and pieces of temporary stuff.Ditto; I don't think I will soon get any computers without floppy drive. I don't use them often, but I do from time to time. To burn a CD or DVD in order to copy a few KB from one system to another seems a bit useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 To burn a CD or DVD in order to copy a few KB from one system to another seems a bit useless.I use a pen drive for doing that. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 To burn a CD or DVD in order to copy a few KB from one system to another seems a bit useless.I use a pen drive for doing that. :)Very useful, but if you already have a floppy drive you may as well use it. If ever I decide to get a new computer, I will get a plug in pen drive and transfer my bits and pieces from floppy first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I'm hoping for CF reader/USB connection to fit into a spare 5¼ enclosure on the front of my tower unit that sits on the floor under my desk. For my birthday. The 512 MB PC2700 memory card arrived this morning. I do have a Promise 5 x USB PCI module but 4 of the outputs are at the back. Consequently, Plugging in the Canon camera for downloading pictures is a bit of a faf on. I'm hoping this will make it all easier. You never know I might even get a USB memory stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Ditto; I don't think I will soon get any computers without floppy drive. I don't use them often, but I do from time to time.The only use I have ever had for a floppy is to update my BIOS which I have only done the once!I wonder whether a pen drive or CD/DVD can be used for this purpose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I still find floppies useful for bits and pieces of temporary stuff.Me, too. It is easy and convenient.Thos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 The only use I have ever had for a floppy is to update my BIOS which I have only done the once!I wonder whether a pen drive or CD/DVD can be used for this purpose?Have a look at this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Thanks for the link -pops- :) I have bookmarked it and will refer to it if I ever need to boot from my pen drive assuming this option is available in the BIOS.I don't go into the BIOS very often unless I have a reason for doing so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Another quick note about floppies. They have a limited life. After you read/write them so many times, they do loose thier data. Flash memory, nor a DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW can loose data due to degredation (pressed CD-R/DVD-R can). They can be scratched, but if you take care, they can last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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