Do you need a Floppy Drive?

Hi all

I am planning to assemble a new PC - will install latest XP. Do I need a floppy drive during installation of XP or other softwares or for any other reason?

I won't be needing for daily use later as I will have DVD writer and pen drive.

^^ floppy drive!!!!... I just realised my system has one drive . I guess I used it only one in that last two years..

Yes....

reason,

Some Adavnce RAID channel setup...
Some BIOS update...

^^ agree but most of guys are nt into it.

S

Not sure, but I think you may need to copy SATA HDD drivers to XP setup thru floppy drive...

Arun

Choto Cheeta said:
Some Adavnce RAID channel setup...
Some BIOS update...

latest BIOS updates come with USB booting options

S

cd too.

many thanks for your replies.

looks like you may give the floppy drive a pass, but you might have to find something with CD or USB booting options....

i am not a pro... please through some light....BIOS updates are essential or optional (like latest version of XP is optional)?

RAID channel setups are needed when use multiple HDs or for single HD also?

u can use 2/4/8...... n e number of HDDs without using RAID configuration

AFAIK d latest RAID controller softwares are available 4 usin thru USB/CD
so addin a floppy drive is not neecessary

more info on RAID

not required - unless you plan to messup with your pc all the time...

ax3 said:
yes u need it ........ booting, formatting et all .........

Hiren's Boot CD
UBCD
Barts boot CD

u can do all those and a lot more with d boot CDs i mentioned above

u can even emulate boot floppy on a CD

Many thanks, slugger & hailgautam. based on your & others' inputs, I am not adding floppy drive to my rig.

3 years and I still haven't inserted a floppy into my drive .. Its still a virgin, cost me 250 bucks though

i've recovered 4 mobos from a bad flash wid a floppy drive. no other method worked! so i think its worth it in case of emergencies. come on its jus 250 bucks... something that u spend on one visit to barista or coffee day!!! it never hurts to haf one in ur system.

slugger said:
....Hiren's Boot CD

ouch!! slugger! be careful wid it... you are not supposed to talk about it. its considered warez!

infra_red_dude said:
ouch!! slugger! be careful wid it... you are not supposed to talk about it. its considered warez!

oops!!!

actualy i am safe bcos i told him dat hiren's can do it, but i dint ask him to use it, just gave him info

but v both know wat i actually ment