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Fred Garvin said:

It's very easy.

DIY: Installing a Floppy Drive

Remove and Install a Floppy Drive - YouTube

Jim's Floppy Drive Installation Help Page

I have not yet given up on installation of a 3.5" floppy drive in my CPU.
My desktop is an HP Pavillion a4310f, 3GHz, 4GB ram, 640GB hard drive, and there is little room (space) left on my 'desktop' for an external drive.

I have two major problems.

The first is lack of an expansion bay for a floppy drive in my CPU. There is a bay for a second optical drive, for which I have no use. I thus need a way of shrinking the second expansion bay to hold my floppy. Also the correct faceplate for this drive is required. Is there such a 'kit' which would accomplish this? Are the parts required available separately?
It has been suggested that I use velcro strips and duct tape to secure the drive in the available expansion bay; I do not have the mechanical or technical expertise to accomplish this, especially working inside my CPU.

The second BIGGER problem is the lack of a floppy socket on my motherboard. It is a Pegatron M2N68-LA. I believe this drive requires an IDE connection, whereas mine are all PCI. Is there such a thing as a PCI to IDE adaptor?

At this time, installation of an internal floppy drive in my desktop seems insurmountable. Needless to say, any and all input would be appreciated, even a

FORGET IT!!! GET LOST!!!

In any case, thank you in advance.:)


I have realized that install of a 3.5" floppy drive in my HP Pavillion a4310f computer is impossible. The frame will not allow this installation without major mechanical changes, while incurring the possibility of incapacitating my main computer.

I have given up and purchased an external floppy drive. It functions normally; I appreciate the old clicks and grinding sounds indicationg some action some action is underway, despite the wait time.
The capacity is, obviously, miniscule by present disk standards, but it is fun to play with nevertheless.

Since floppt drives are practically obsolete, this may provide some degree of security for storage of important text files.

Bye for now.

Well they do sell PCI cards that have IDE/floppy ports (IDE/EIDE Adapters, IDE/EIDE Interface Cards at TigerDirect.com).

You can also get a USB floppy drive which might be more useful as an emergency use device that you can hook to any computer you might need it on though, and no internals to mess with. The price is actually the same either way...

@padyboy

fseal has suggested half your requirements, here's the rest:

In the UK:

Lian Li 3.5inch - 5.25inch Drive Bay Kit - Black [MF-515B] from Overclock.co.uk

In the US:

5 1/4 Inch Bay Hardware : Performance-PCs.com, ... sleeve it and they will come

Good luck!