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Where to get a floppy cage for a Dell?

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BChico

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So i went to put a floppy drive in a friends Dell the other day, and to my surprise, there was no floppy cage. I guess they dont even include it when you dont order it with a floppy. So anyway, i was wondering where i can get one.
 
I had that happen at work. We had dozens of spare floppies from old computers and I figured I'd save $20. Opened it up and was surprized to see no mounting hardware. I took the ghetto route. Found a piece of scrap aluminum, drilled two holes, and mounted the drive myself. Took maybe 3 minutes to do if you have a drill. One hole for a screw on the floppy drive and one hole for the mounting bracket on the CD drive mount right above it. The floppy is stable with just one screw since the case front is a slot that holds that portion steady.

By the way, as I did it I realized this is great proof that I was a computer geek (didn't need proof but it was an interesting thought).
 
You need to call Dell and tell them you didn't get a drive and they'll send one to you. That's what I did.
 
There's a place in nevada that sells floppy adapters for 5" drive bays for 50 cents. Unf. I forget the name.
.bh.
 
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