Floppy Drive Question

3Yenman3 · 07-17-2007, 05:21 PM

Alright, this maybe a dumb question but regardless I appreciate any help

So a friend of mine has an HP Omnibook Xe3 with a broken floppy drive.

I have a broken Gateway Solo 2150 with a working floppy drive.

See where this is going? I've n

ever even seen her Omnibook so I was wondering if I would be able to replace its drive with the 2150s...Or if someone could just give me a little relevant information about the Omnibook, I would appreciate that as well

Thanks for any help you guys can give me!

**TheMatt** · 07-17-2007, 05:40 PM

Hi, and welcome to TSF!

I honestly can't be certain, but the likely answer is no. Most laptop optical drives are interchangeable, but I don't think floppy drives are. Obviously its not a dumb question because I am not sure of the answer.

You can always get your friend a USB floppy drive. This sounds like an older laptop but it still should have USB ports. The only issue will be that it might not have USB legacy support meaning that it won't be able to boot off a USB floppy drive. But it will work in Windows.

**kodi** · 07-18-2007, 01:53 AM

Some of the older floppy's for laptops used a standard slimline drive with a Dell or HP etc cassette case built around them.
You may be lucky enough to take the drive out of your case and insert in the cassette from her laptop.
You probably have more chance of winning the Lottery than your drive just fitting straight in without modification
Post back and let us know how you went

07-17-2007, 05:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
3Yenman3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 OS: OS 10.4.9	Floppy Drive Question Alright, this maybe a dumb question but regardless I appreciate any help So a friend of mine has an HP Omnibook Xe3 with a broken floppy drive. I have a broken Gateway Solo 2150 with a working floppy drive. See where this is going? I've never even seen her Omnibook so I was wondering if I would be able to replace its drive with the 2150s...Or if someone could just give me a little relevant information about the Omnibook, I would appreciate that as well Thanks for any help you guys can give me!

07-17-2007, 05:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,698 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System	Re: Floppy Drive Question Hi, and welcome to TSF! I honestly can't be certain, but the likely answer is no. Most laptop optical drives are interchangeable, but I don't think floppy drives are. Obviously its not a dumb question because I am not sure of the answer. You can always get your friend a USB floppy drive. This sounds like an older laptop but it still should have USB ports. The only issue will be that it might not have USB legacy support meaning that it won't be able to boot off a USB floppy drive. But it will work in Windows. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [URL="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

07-18-2007, 01:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,573 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: Floppy Drive Question Some of the older floppy's for laptops used a standard slimline drive with a Dell or HP etc cassette case built around them. You may be lucky enough to take the drive out of your case and insert in the cassette from her laptop. You probably have more chance of winning the Lottery than your drive just fitting straight in without modification Post back and let us know how you went __________________ Brian