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    Floppy bay - do something useful ?

    My Floppy bays are empty, or have 1 empty bay at least.

    suggest or show me some fun uses for the floppy drive bays ?

    Something that is either functional or cool looking would be nice, both would be superb
    It is Inevitable.....


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    Floppy Drive !

    Handy if you ever need to load RAID drivers ?
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    Card reader

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bro John (UK)
    Floppy Drive !

    Handy if you ever need to load RAID drivers ?
    Quote Originally Posted by Caged
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    My brother just brought a floppy drive AND a card reader in one!!!! Useful if you have a digital camera. He hasn't tried it yet as he still has to build his PC, but I can provide a link when I find it....

    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=61877

    OK, 2nd thoughts, don't get that! I just saw on that page that it's USB powered, not IDE. I looked at my brothers, and it doesn't have a USB plug on it, but a yellow rectangular one with 7 square holes in it that looks like it plugs into the motherboard. Does that fill up a whole USB slot on the motherboard? I really don't think my brother knew what he was getting .
    Last edited by ajbrun; 28-12-2004 at 02:50 AM.

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    most of them are used by USB headers on the motherboard, as tbh if it were goin via the floppy connector itd be slow as f*ck vs USB 2

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    a nice LCD\?

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    maybe get a 3.5" version of this

    http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/ezbake.shtml

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    mine holds a reservior

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    My main system has 2 used for a matrox orbital lcd panel.... but i've got an external floppy as well just in case

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    Atcapollo's mini oven's a great idea. I think I'll get one. Does anyone know if they work!?

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    mine holds a floppy and the other 2 holds cables. LOL
    Last edited by uretsai; 12-02-2005 at 08:47 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Caged
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    What he said.

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    Yeah a card reader's always handy to have

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    Maybe mod the floppy bays to 5.25inch and fit one of these

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