Want to add an external Floppy through my printer port, is this posible?

[Paul-JC]

I have a floppy drive that is from a newer Latitude C-series Laptop, it has
the floppy-disk drive module cable with the drive.
the cable fits into my printer port but doesn't work, is there software i
need?
i realize the Latitude and my inspiron are two differant computers but is
there a way to do this?

BTW, the floppy drive does fit in my laptop perfectly but I have a DVD in
one place and a CD-rw in the other, I want to add the floppy externall
aswell.

Thanks for any help
Paul

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Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop
Windows XP Pro. RTM
P3-866, 40Gb, 512MB
DVD/CD-RW, CD-RW
Linksys Wireless G Card

 

[Jim Macklin]

get a USB floppy


|I have a floppy drive that is from a newer Latitude
C-series Laptop, it has
| the floppy-disk drive module cable with the drive.
| the cable fits into my printer port but doesn't work, is
there software i
| need?
| i realize the Latitude and my inspiron are two differant
computers but is
| there a way to do this?
|
| BTW, the floppy drive does fit in my laptop perfectly but
I have a DVD in
| one place and a CD-rw in the other, I want to add the
floppy externall
| aswell.
|
| Thanks for any help
| Paul
|
| --
| Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop
| Windows XP Pro. RTM
| P3-866, 40Gb, 512MB
| DVD/CD-RW, CD-RW
| Linksys Wireless G Card
| ----------------------------------------------
| PalmOne Tungsten E
|
|

 

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| I have a floppy drive that is from a newer Latitude C-series Laptop, it has
| the floppy-disk drive module cable with the drive.
| the cable fits into my printer port but doesn't work, is there software i
| need?
| i realize the Latitude and my inspiron are two differant computers but is
| there a way to do this?
|
| BTW, the floppy drive does fit in my laptop perfectly but I have a DVD in
| one place and a CD-rw in the other, I want to add the floppy externall
| aswell.
|
| Thanks for any help
| Paul
|
| --
| Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop
| Windows XP Pro. RTM
| P3-866, 40Gb, 512MB
| DVD/CD-RW, CD-RW
| Linksys Wireless G Card
| ----------------------------------------------
| PalmOne Tungsten E



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