Rugxulo schreef op 8-5-2013 23:16: > Hi, > > On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Pierre LaMontagne <plamo...@comcast.net> > wrote: >> >> You're right though, I have 3 modern PCs with Win 7 on them, none of which >> have a floppy drive controller.
Something like this still has some legacy controllers/connectors/headers: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z77%20Professional/?cat=Specifications > > Almost none of them have it pre-installed these days. I bought a Sony > USB-hosted floppy drive, and it works (in DOS), but I've not used it a > lot lately. http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/ seems rather nice, bloody expensive though. > Apparently the damn stupid "universal" serial bus (USB) has various > versions and host controllers or whatnot. UHCI is one of them, > supported by Intel and VIA motherboards, I gather. Unfortunately, some > computers (like this Lenovo desktop) don't support it, only other > stuff (EHCI). Blech. Yes the OHCI versus UHCI (both USB1.1) battle isn't much fun if all you want is a working controller. EHCI (USB2.0) is more universal, just like xHCI (USB3.0). Generic drivers are nearly always non-existing though, especially floppy and CD drivers. Let's not even start talking about how bootable FireWire interface is on computers, compared to Apple. Glad that Thunderbolt is taking over for (bootable) highspeed external devices. Bernd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
