What to hook a 5 1/4" floppy drive to my new computer?

Question

This might seem like a very bizarre question, but I want to be able to hook up a 5 1/4 inch floppy drive up to my new computer. I have some old games from the 80's that aren't available anywhere else and I want to see if I can get them to run on dos box.

How do I do this? Is there such a thing as a 5.25" external floppy drive that connects via usb? If not how to I get an old drive I have hooked up? I'm determined. What do I do?

Answer 1

Look on ebay.

Answer 2

You can get by without a floppy, but the ONE time you might need it, you are going to wish you had it. You might as well just take the plastic cover off the front of the floppy drive and spraypaint it. That will make it match. As far as CPU fans go, yes they are required. If you purchased a processor and the heatsink came with the processor, then you should be fine.

Answer 3

If you have an older IDE motherboard it probably has a floppy connector on it. It looks like the IDE connectors but shorter.



Use a ribbon cable to connect the drive.



3.5" USB floppy drives are plentiful, but I've never seen a 5.25" USB floppy.

Answer 4

Lo último que compre fue un hard disk externo, siempre han sido de calidad los productos que he comprado en los sitios web pero esta compra ha pasado mis expectativos, un transporte muy rápido y un producto excelente de buena marca a un precio sin igual, seguramente la mejor compra.