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The item has no Floppy Drive/Modem/Network Card, can you supply one?

Unfortunately no, we don't stock or supply any spares. What we do recommend is searching eBay for the items you need, eg "USB FLOPPY".

What Is A Floppy Drive?

PC Basics
A floppy disk drive is an economical, removable storage medium. It uses a magnetic disk. You can record or erase it and then remove it from the computer. You can use the removable disk repeatedly. Today's floppy is 3.5 inches of square, stiff plastic with a magnetic disk inside. It is called a floppy because the original disk, way back when, was large and floppy like a hound dog's ear. The term "floppy" is still with us.

Where can I get hard/floppy drive specs and interfacing info?

news.answers/homebuilt-comp-FAQ
Information on ATA 1,2,3 can be found at ftp://ftp.symbios.com/pub/standards/io Technical information about Seagate drives may be found at http://www.seagate.com. Western Digital technical support 1-800-275-4932 ftp://fission.dt.wdc.com/pub/standards/ata/ http://www.itutech.com ftp://iglou.com/members/ITU/pc-int. See the ATAr4c.txt and ide-tech.txt files for more info. Yet Another Enhanced IDE/Fast-ATA/ATA-2 FAQ" is posted on comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage and .misc.

How do I get data from a floppy to my hard drive?

Hardware Questions
Most floppies you will run into are DOS-formatted. However, Red Hat Linux defaults to using its native format called ext2. Because of this, you can run into some difficulties unless you are aware of the following points. If you plan to always look at DOS floppies, it is easy to edit the file /etc/fstab and change the line: You will now be able to use the command mount /mnt/floppy to mount the floppy and the command umount /mnt/floppy to unmount the floppy before you eject it.

What should I do if my diskette is stuck in the floppy drive?

ASU IT: Office of Classroom Management - Computing Sites FAQ...
This is a very common occurrence, and improper removal of jammed diskettes is the single greatest cause of unusable PCs in the sites. Please ask site staff for assistance. They will retrieve your diskette.

The item has a DVD/CDRW drive, what speed is it?

If we do not state the speed, then we recommend you presume it to be 1, that way you will not be disappointed with your purchase (it may indeed be faster than 1, but we refuse to knowingly oversell an item, honesty is the best policy!).

Can I back up my network drive?

Remote Data Backups - automatic backup, offsite storage, fil...
Remote Data Backups is designed to back up a single computer and does not currently support backing up network drives. To map a network drive in Windows XP, Click the Tools menu and click Map Network Drive. Select a drive letter such as Z: Click Browse and use My Network Places to select the computer drive or folder you want to back up. Click OK. Make sure "Reconnect at logon" is checked. Click Finish.

Why can't I read floppy disks directly via my PC floppy drive?

Red Squirrel - Acorn Archimedes and RiscPC Emulator
Because it doesn't work yet. RedSquirrel is a Win32 application and as such is restricted to using the Win32 API. Windows doesn't support anything other than 512byte blocks on floppy/hard disks and Acorn disks use 1024 byte blocks. There are two ways around this, neither are pretty and neither work under Windows 2000. I had a half hearted attempt at writing a VXD to give me bios access but it hasn't been entirely successful. I will try again soon.

I cannot access a file on the floppy drive, why?

Welcome to Peninsula College - Frequently Asked Questions
The floppy drive-a:\--is designated read-only to help preserve the configuration of LMC workstations.

Question: My floppy disk is stuck in my A: drive, what should I do?

faq
Answer: Be very gentle, the heads of a floppy drive are very fragile and can be damaged easily. If the disk will not come out by gently moving it, call for technical help.

What is a supply item?

Business Personal Property Frequently Asked Questions, Busin...
Any item that you are consuming in your business, such as office supplies, pencils, paper, calculator tape, stationary, envelopes, cleaning supplies, fuel and etc. is a supply item. If you are a manufacturer, 'supplies' would not include anything that becomes part of the finished product. Materials or supplies that are integrated into the products you market are exempt because they become business inventory once in the products, and business inventory is exempt from property taxation.

Q#8.6: Can I use a serial card or internal modem with GNO?

news.answers/apple2/GNO-faq
A#8.6: Currently the GNO serial drivers only support the two built-in serial ports. This does not imply that you cannot use a serial card in a remote machine (such as a IIe) that is connecting to your IIgs running GNO. A#8.7: These settings will usually work. See the Notes, below.

Why does my floppy disk drive say 5.25" underneath the MY COMPUTER when the drive is a 3.5"?

UKT Support - CTX Notebooks
You have set up the supervisor or user password in the BIOS, however, you did not provide the password when you were asked by the system during the bootup phase. You will not be able to access the floppy drive until you reboot the system, and enter the proper password. If your notebook floppy disk drive won't work with diskettes that you are sure good (you can check them by trying them on another personal computer system) then your floppy disk drive has probably gotten out of alignment.

What is a cable modem network?

Questions & Answers : Blue Ridge Communications
A cable modem network is the interconnection of many users using a cable television (CATV) network. Each user's personal computer uses an Ethernet card to connect with a cable modem. The modem is then connected to a cable television outlet using a standard coaxial cable. On the street, the cables from various subscribers are connected together and eventually reach a facility of the CATV Internet Service Provider.

How do I create an item on my list using my own words and pictures from my hard drive?

Frequently Asked Questions
Click the "Add New Item" link in the bar beneath the title of your list. Then enter title, description, tags and other information as well as up to 4 images. This item will look just like other items on your list. But when clicked, instead of going to some other site on the web, it will lead to the list you've created on Kaboodle.

Can Casper Tech Edition be used to copy a network drive?

FAQ | Casper Tech Edition - Easy-to-use Hard Disk Cloning So...
While Casper Tech Edition has limited support for copying from mapped network drives (remote shares) to a local drive, it does not support copying to mapped network drives from a local drive.

Can EZBack-it-up backup to a network drive?

EZBack-it-up Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) -- rdcomp.net
Yes... But you must first map path drive to a drive letter. UNC style connections are not supported at this time.

Q-** Should I buy a modem (internal) with my new PC, in addition to a network card?

Computer Depot - FAQs
If you are planning on living off campus, bringing your computer home for the breaks, or using your computer after graduation; you will want to include a modem with your order. Although modems are not used in the dorm rooms, as the network is the method that students use to access the internet; students will typically utilize the modem at some point in their college career.

Who uses an Item of Supply ?

FAQ
The forces of all of the NATO countries and the non-NATO countries that participate in the NATO Codification System (NCS). Some items of supply are used by only one country, while others are used by many countries. Some items of supply are used by 15 or more countries. NSNs are used through the life cycle of items of supply, from procurement through disposal and by all levels of the armed forces. In many countries, NSNs are also used by the civilian sector of government.

How do I find out the time my card takes to switch to a network?

MultiNet Software: FAQ
We found this value using Airopeek, which is a wireless sniffer. However, you do not have to use this expensive tool. An easier way to measure this number is using the utility we provide with our distribution of MultiNet, called multinethelper.exe. The command multinethelper.exe -getCardSwitchTime gives the time taken by the card to switch to a network.
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