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	Encyclopedia: Floppy disk drive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Floppy disks are read and written by a floppy disk drive or FDD, not to be confused with "fixed disk drive", which is an old IBM term for a hard disk drive.
		Floppy disks are almost universally referred to in imperial measurements, even in countries where metric is the standard.
		The 3½-inch disks had, by way of their rigid case's slide-in-place metal cover, the significant advantage of being much better protected against unintended physical contact with the disk surface when the disk was handled outside the disk drive.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Floppy-disk-drive (6067 words)

	Computer Floppy Disk Drive Help
		Floppy drives have been found in computers for several years and are commonly still being used today.
		The disk was 8" in diameter with a magnetic coating, enclosed in a cardboard case with the capacity of one megabyte
		Floppy drive reading as B and not A. floppy being detected as 5.25" floppy.
	www.computerhope.com /help/floppy.htm (932 words)

	Floppy Drives - How They Work (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The floppy disk drive was invented in 1967 at IBM by Alan Shugart.
		The disks that are used on these drives are compsed of a recordable medium surrounded by a flexible plastic envelope.
		The drive spins the disk at 300RPM or 360RPM, therefore this contact between the heads and the recording medium is not a problem to the data because friction is minimum.
	www.pcmech.com /show/diskette/56 (972 words)

	Floppy Disk Drive
		On older desks, a modification to the disk drive may be necessary.
		If this cable (connects the FDD to the Borris motherboard) is then plugged in backwards on the floppy drive, the drive will NOT work and the floppy drive LED light may stay on permanently.
		These look just like a floppy disk on the outside, but inside the case is a special pad on which you put a couple of drops of a special cleaner fluid that comes with the kit.
	www.avolites.org.uk /support/faqs/floppy_drive.htm (451 words)

	Floppy Disk Drive Primer
		Floppy disk drives were originally introduced commercially as a read-only device to hold microcode and diagnostics for large IBM mainframe computer systems in the early 1970s.
		In most drives, this is an optical sensor which must be adjusted such that when the system is first powered on, or recalibrated, (ie, blindly sent to track 0 by the controller), the drive's heads are able to be placed accurately at the starting track 0.
		Often the drive's test points are difficult to locate, especially when the drive is installed in a computer, and of course using an AAD requires that one be well versed in the usage of an oscilloscope, etc. It is also very helpful to have some knowledge and experience maintaining diskette drives.
	www.accurite.com /FloppyPrimer.html (3613 words)

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		The letter to which the drive responds is not important in relation to terminator settings; the important issue is that the drive at the end of the cable has the resistor installed and functioning, and that other drives on the same cable have the resistor disabled or removed.
		The passive media sensor setup enables the drive to determine the level of recording strength to use and is required for most installations of these drives, because of a bug in the design of the Western Digital hard disk and floppy controllers used by IBM in the AT systems.
		The shutter is manipulated by the drive and remains closed whenever the disk is not in a drive.
	cma.zdnet.com /book/upgraderepair/ch13/ch13.htm (19856 words)

	Hard disk drive Help
		The four main components of a hard disk drive are the platters, head arm, chassis, and the head actuator.
		The majority of computer hard disk drives are permanently stored in an internal drive bay at the front of the computer and are connected with one ATA / SCSI cable and power cable.
		Unlike other drives the hard disk drive is the only drive that is not physically accessed by the user like the floppy disk drive or the CD-ROM drive.
	www.computerhope.com /help/hdd.htm (505 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| R.I.P. Floppy Disk
		FLOPPY DISK, the palm-sized magnetic data storage device, is whirring its last goodbye.
		Fondly known as "diskette", the floppy disk became a fixture of the personal computer market in the 1980s and 90s, along with its perfectly matched paramour Floppy Disk Drive.
		By 1997, when production peaked at five billion, floppy disks were everywhere, mainly because their limited capacity meant it took half a dozen to store even a moderately-sized program.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2905953.stm (325 words)

	What is floppy disk? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unlike most hard disks, floppy disks (often called floppies or diskettes) are portable, because you can remove them from a disk drive.
		Floppy disks are slower to access than hard disks and have less storage capacity, but they are much less expensive.
		This type of floppy is generally capable of storing between 100K and 1.2MB (megabytes) of data.
	www.webopedia.com /TERM/f/floppy_disk.html (474 words)

	Libyaonline.com Information and Entertainment at your fingertips. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Nowadays, because of a floppy disk's relatively small storage capacity, it is no longer the removable media of choice in most instances.
		However, it is a very cost effective storage device because the drives themselves are not expensive and neither are the disks which can be read from, written to and reused several times.
		The good old floppy disk is the perfect solution for moving small bits of data from one PC to another or for backing up small files.
	www.libyaonline.com /tech/floppy.php (190 words)

	Troubleshooting Floppy Disk Drive Problems in Windows
		The floppy disk drive controller may not be supported in protected mode.
		If the floppy disk controller is not detected correctly, there may be a problem with the floppy disk controller.
		If the floppy disk controller is redetected but you still cannot access the floppy disk drive, there may be a problem with the floppy disk.
	support.microsoft.com /support/kb/ARTICLES/Q131/6/90.asp (776 words)

	FLOPPY DISK DRIVE OPERATION
		densities of data to be written on the disk.
		The spindle holds the disk in place while it spins.
		The drive motor spins the spindle at the proper speed.
	www.tpub.com /content/fc/14100/css/14100_260.htm (329 words)

	USB Floppy Disk Drive RAID
		I cleverly renamed it to "floppy raid" denoting it's newly deserved status.
		I also understand that carrying 5 USB floppy drives around is not exactly portable, but there is something special and amazing about the speed of this floppy cluster.
		Y-E DATA 2X speed USB Floppy Drives and get more hubs and go for the ultimate USB FDD RAID with 125 USB FDDs (I need the other 2 available USB channels for mouse and keyboard) drives hooked to my trusty little bondi blue iMac.
	ohlssonvox.8k.com /fdd_raid.htm (966 words)

	Y-E DATA \| Products \| Floppy Disk Drives \| 2X USB Floppy Disk Drive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The 2X USB Floppy Drive is the fastest of its kind.
		Double the speed of a normal floppy disk drive.
		The 2X USB floppy doubles the speed of reads and writes of standard floppy diskettes.
	www.yedata.com /products/floppydrives/usb2x.shtml (161 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Floppy Disk Drives Work"
		The floppy disk drive (FDD) was the primary means of adding data to a computer until the CD-ROM drive became popular.
		Basically, a floppy disk drive reads and writes data to a small, circular piece of metal-coated plastic similar to audio cassette tape.
		In this article, you will learn more about what is inside a floppy disk drive and how it works.
	computer.howstuffworks.com /floppy-disk-drive.htm (158 words)

	FDD - Floppy Disk Drive
		In a FDD system simultaneous transmission and reception of radio signal is possible.
		The mode of communication is facilitated by having a frequency channel with two separate operating frequencies, one for transmission and the other for reception.
		Traditionally refers to the A:\ drive or 1.44 MB (3.5") High Density Floppy format, but can also refer to older 720K (5.25") Floppy drives.
	www.auditmypc.com /acronym/FDD.asp (211 words)

	c't 18/98, page 134 - Floppy Disk Drive
		The iMac is the first Macintosh ever not to include a floppy disk drive.
		Maybe the decision to omit the floppy was only made after the mainboard design had been finished, since the board is prepared to include the appropriate connector -- its space is intentionally left empty.
		As the cable also supplies the power, and the iMac system software automatically loads the necessary driver, even if no floppy is connected, no further steps are necessary, and it works with the B revision board, too.
	www.heise.de /ct/english/98/18/134 (231 words)

	PCGuide - Configuration Procedures - Floppy Disk Drive Connection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		PCGuide - Configuration Procedures - Floppy Disk Drive Connection
		It seems that either your browser does not support frames, or you have them disabled.
		Please read the Site Guide before using this material.
	www.pcguide.com /proc/config/fdd.htm (200 words)

	What is floppy drive? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary
		Short for floppy disk drive (FDD), a disk drive that can read and write to floppy disks.
		Explains what a floppy drive is and contains instructions on how to remove or install one.
		Teac Floppy Drive 235HF (FD235HFC429) Internal Floppy Drive
	www.webopedia.com /TERM/f/floppy_drive.html (295 words)

	3.5" Floppy Disk Drive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ounce-for-ounce, byte-for-byte, you won't find a more valued floppy disk drive than the Mitsumi 3.5".
		Our drives feature industry-leading reliability, with high quality, durable magnetic heads.
		Mitsumi continues to enhance our designs and take advantage of the latest technologies including motors, PCBs, etc. The result is the Mitsumi 3.5" floppy disk, a drive that can be trusted to read and write quickly, efficiently, and reliably at the most affordable price.
	www.mitsumi.com /products/floppy.html (88 words)

	Tech Support - Macally USB Floppy Disk Drive for Mac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This USB floppy drive does not Auto-Eject the floppy diskette.
		diskette from the drive, trash the diskette icon first, then remove the floppy diskette
		There are two different USB Floppy Disk Drive for Windows 98.
	www.macally.com /techsupport/driverfddusb.html (182 words)

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