Chumly Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 Noob here . Okay, so thanks to this thread I now know where on the mobo the floppy/FDD power connector is, but do I also need to connect a power cable to the floppy drive itself? There's a 4-pin connection on the back of the floppy drive, hence why I am wondering. Mobo: Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert PSU: Silverstone ST85ZF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazypoloc Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 Yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazypoloc Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 There are 34 pins on a floppy cable, none of them are for power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chumly Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 Yeah, I've got the data cable attached to the floppy drive. Was just wondering if some second cable needed to be attached, too. I'll attach a power cable, too, then. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnUnknownSource Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 The floppy power connector on your board is actually extra power for the graphics bus or something, the one on the floppy drive itself is for the floppy drive. It's not really a "floppy power connector" it's just called that because for donkey's years it wasn't used for anything else... Why do you need a floppy drive? lol I haven't used a floppy disk since 8x CD burners were too expensive to afford! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boywander Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 Suits the app... wouldn't want to waste all that disc space no matter how cheap it is , and you can always find some old good diskettes just lying around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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