Installing a floppy disc

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If you still need access to a floppy disk drive, we suggest purchasing an external USB floppy disk drive that is compatible with your version of Windows or Mac. If you are installing a floppy disk drive to replace a faulty one, disconnect all cables from the current floppy drive and then remove it from the system. Most systems require that a screw or set of screws be removed before the drive can be extracted.

Other drives are attached to a removable bracket that can be pulled out by pressing and holding two tabs. If you do not see any screws, some systems may hold the drive with a screw on the front of the case. Open the computer case and connect the floppy drive to the computer using screws or a bracket.

After installing the floppy drive, connect the floppy interface cable small gray flat cable to the back of the floppy drive. The floppy cable has a side with a blue or red line indicating pin number one.

This side of the cable points to the power connection. If your computer floppy cable has three connections or a twist in the cable, verified it's connected correctly by referring to the picture below. Today, most computers and computer floppy disk drives have cables that only have two connections: one for the motherboard and one for the floppy disk drive. If your cable only has two connections, the above picture does not apply. After connecting the floppy interface cable, connect the drive power cable to the back of the floppy disk drive.