Re: Floppy drive with other memory device slots

2004-07-05 Thread Simon Dick
On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 15:34:45 -0400, Tom Parquette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was wandering through Comp-USA this morning and I noticed a floppy
> drive on the shelf that had sockets for other memory devices.  e.g.
> secure digital cards.  I found it on their web site at:
> http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=311195&pfp=BROWSE
> 
> It appears to be made by a company called FMI.  I could not seem to find
> an operatble link to the vendor or guess correctly at a URL.  Google
> seems to bring me back to Comp-USA's web site.  I found some hardware
> requirements that make me think this plugs into the FDD cable and there
> may be a jumper that goes to a set of USB pins on the motherboard.
> 
> The FBSD 5.2.1 hardware notes page didn't seem to say anything about a
> device like this.  However, if my reading betwen the lines of the
> hardware requirements is accurate, it sounds like it could just drop
> right in and work with generic drivers.
> 
> I'm thinking about building a multiheaded X desktop in a small case to
> save desktop space.  This drive, since I would have to pick up a floppy
> drive anyway, appears to be a versitile option for a SFF machine.
> 
> Anybody have any information/experience with something like this?
> TIA...

In general you'll find that it plugs into the floppy connector for the
floppy part (obviously!) and then into a internal USB plug/port on
your motherboard for the card reader stuff. I've not actually tried
any myself yet, but from what I've read other places that's the basic
idea
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Floppy drive with other memory device slots

2004-07-04 Thread Tom Parquette
I was wandering through Comp-USA this morning and I noticed a floppy 
drive on the shelf that had sockets for other memory devices.  e.g. 
secure digital cards.  I found it on their web site at: 
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=311195&pfp=BROWSE

It appears to be made by a company called FMI.  I could not seem to find 
an operatble link to the vendor or guess correctly at a URL.  Google 
seems to bring me back to Comp-USA's web site.  I found some hardware 
requirements that make me think this plugs into the FDD cable and there 
may be a jumper that goes to a set of USB pins on the motherboard.

The FBSD 5.2.1 hardware notes page didn't seem to say anything about a 
device like this.  However, if my reading betwen the lines of the 
hardware requirements is accurate, it sounds like it could just drop 
right in and work with generic drivers.

I'm thinking about building a multiheaded X desktop in a small case to 
save desktop space.  This drive, since I would have to pick up a floppy 
drive anyway, appears to be a versitile option for a SFF machine.

Anybody have any information/experience with something like this?
TIA...
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