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Off-Topic => Off-Topic Discussion => Topic started by: Sparkey98 on June 11, 2010, 08:14:18 PM

Title: This is kinda dumb but.......
Post by: Sparkey98 on June 11, 2010, 08:14:18 PM: I have a Zip floppy jammed inside of a floppy drive, does anyone have any tips to getting them out?
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Post by: russian roulette on June 11, 2010, 08:29:15 PM: Wow, get a new computer. Floppy Disks are soooooooo old.
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Post by: Somebody on June 11, 2010, 08:31:38 PM: Well my mom got a new computer in 09 and it had a floppy drive... But did you try pressing the little button next to the drive to make the floppy come out?
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Post by: Sparkey98 on June 11, 2010, 08:34:11 PM: It's not pluge in, I found it with it jammed in at a garage sale.
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Post by: SKBT on June 11, 2010, 09:11:40 PM: How good are you at taking stuff apart and putting it back together? If you search the model number of the drive on google you will probably find diagrams of how the drive is assembled and how the ejector mechinism works. You can take it apart to get the floppy disk out or you might be able to fix the ejector if thats broken.
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Post by: Sparkey98 on June 11, 2010, 09:17:20 PM: I'm good at that, I just can't open it...
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Post by: Reier on June 11, 2010, 09:25:15 PM: Can you post a picture? Top and bottom would be nice.
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Post by: Sage on June 11, 2010, 10:43:47 PM: why in the heck would you even need the floppy drive?
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Post by: Sparkey98 on June 11, 2010, 10:49:28 PM: Reasons.......Collections.......
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Post by: Sage on June 11, 2010, 11:55:15 PM: use another computer and transfer the files onto a USB?
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Post by: JoeBlo on June 12, 2010, 12:54:27 AM: my latest computer doesn't even have a floppy drive :P

Jan 09 model
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Post by: frezal on June 12, 2010, 02:50:17 AM: Floppy drives haven't been standard on Macs since the original colorful G3 iMacs.
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Post by: lloopp D lloopp on June 13, 2010, 06:30:08 AM: Don't Copy That Floppy (Official Video - Digitally Remastered) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up863eQKGUI#)
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Post by: cephalopod on June 13, 2010, 07:47:28 AM: ^^ YES! :D
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Post by: Sparkey98 on June 13, 2010, 11:13:58 AM: That's really good old skoo hip hop, actually. I know the name of that MC, just can't think of it.........
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Post by: Somebody on June 13, 2010, 07:01:45 PM: MC icantwriteagoodsong