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| Before you can install a new floppy drive, you have to take out your old one. This set of instructions tells you how. If you are installing a second floppy drive instead of replacing an old one, turn to the next illustration. |
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| After you turn it off, unplug it so that you won't receive a shock when you're working inside. And make sure to wear an antistatic wrist strap, or to first discharge static electricity so that you don't damage anything inside your PC. |
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| Look for the screws that hold the case in place and remove them with a Phillips screwdriver, a flathead screwdriver, or a hexagonal nutdriver if your screws have hexagonal heads. Make sure to place the screws in a safe place, such as a paper cup. You also might want to tape them to the case until you need them again. |
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| A flat ribbon cable runs from the motherboard or a controller card to the floppy disk. Data runs back and forth along this cable. A plug connects the cable to the floppy disk. Remove the cable from the drive by pulling it straight off. It should come off easily. |
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| Power cables run from the power supply to the floppy drive, supplying it with power. These cables are attached to the floppy drive by connectors. Pull the connectors off the drive. It might take more force to pull these off than it did to take off the ribbon connectors. |
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| Some drives are held onto the computer by small rails that slide into your computer, along with the floppy drive. If your drive uses rails, the mounting screws will be on the front of the drive. If it doesn't use rails, the mounting screws will be along the sides. Unscrew the mounting screws and keep them in a safe place. |
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| Now that all the cables are off and the mounting screws are taken out, the drive can be taken easily out of the computer. Simply slide it out the front of the computer, toward you. It should come out easily. |
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