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Do I need a floppy drive?

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I am preparing to build a new comp with an E6700 on an Asus P5B Deluxe. It will be a fresh Windows Vista Ultimate 64 install on two new Seagate 500Gb hard drives in a RAID 1 config. Do I need a floppy drive and disks to get through this setup?
 
vista can see drivers on usb thumb drives, HDDs, and i belive CD-R.

I installed mine from a USB drive, no floppy needed.
 
MrMitch said:
vista can see drivers on usb thumb drives, HDDs, and i belive CD-R.

I installed mine from a USB drive, no floppy needed.
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That's what I was hoping for. You were able to load your SATA/RAID drivers with a USB drive?
 
I keep a spare floppy driver in the boneyard, just in case. but i wouldn't pop the panel out of my case for it. ;)

zv
 
Floppies are still one of those things that you almost never need.
....but when you do need it, it's a lifesaver!

If you spend a decent amount of time helping others or fixing other computers, the need for a floppy increases slightly.
But if not, you'll probably never miss it.
 
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