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June 30th, 2006 13:00
Attaching Floppy Drive to D/Dock
Hi everyone.
I would like to connect a floppy drive to my D/Dock, so that it is bootable. I assume that a USB connection would not be bootable. Is there a FD that would fit into the Modular bay of the D/Dock? I've tried to find such a floppy and have had no success.
Also, is there a floppy drive that would fit into the parallel port of the D/Dock, and would that be bootable? I would really prefer the first alternative, to avoid clutter.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Jane
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Posted July 1st, 2006 21:00
Thanks for the info, Randy.
I have a Precision M90 with a D/Dock (no modular bay on the M90 itself). The Bay on the d/Dock seems to have a 5/12" opening and considerable depth. Are the D-Series floppies that size? I also wonder if the M90 will boot from a USB connection. It is somewhat different than the Latitudes, more like an XPS 1710. I didn't post on the Precision board because it has so little traffic.
Regards,
Jane
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Posted July 1st, 2006 21:00
You have an M90 huh?I received my M70 about 1 week before they announced the M90... typical.If a D600 and an M70 can boot from USB I certainly see no reason that Dell would have to take that pretty basic functionality away from the now top of the line workstation.And yes, the D-series floppies are meant to fit into the same bay as the CD-ROM, DVD R/W, and Media Bay Batteries.Randy-Friendlyname-
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Posted July 2nd, 2006 18:00
Randy,
I looked at the M70 to see what you got. It's a very strong and versitile machine. So, unless you wanted a 17" screen or the dual core, you shouldn't regret it.
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Jane
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Posted July 3rd, 2006 01:00
Regret it? Heck NO! I'm loving this thing!I would enjoy having the dual core, but this thing is amazing.It's just typical that I received mine only a week before it was no longer the top of the line... Where are my bragging points now!?!Randy
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Posted July 1st, 2006 16:00