BigT4187 Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 I will be building a new rig in the next few weeks and have been toying with the idea of skipping the floppy drive. I can't tell you the last time I used a floppy. Other than flashing th BIOS I don't see the need. I have a USB thumb drive that I can use to flash. Any thoughts? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Get one, there what $14? And heck they are pretty useless but they are great for making boot disks. And I spose if you get a CD burner and Nero you can make bootable cd's. And what if somebody hands you a floppy to read a report they wrote and you have no floppy drive....unlikely but hey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYR_32 Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 When I was considering the parts for my new rig I also thought about skipping the floppy, but I found a cheap OEM one for only $7 and it will in come in handy for flashing the BIOS and BIOS updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300Mag Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Same here. BIOS updates. Gotta have one in my systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ranger Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Don't forget about Emergency Repair Diskettes/Registry Backups. I'd get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigT4187 Posted April 12, 2003 Author Share Posted April 12, 2003 OK ... you've convinced me. I'll get one ..... Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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