FORGOT Floppy Drive!

[Deleted member 143938]

Hey, I bought a whole computer but didn't buy a floppy drive, I noticed that the DFI lanparty mobo I'm getting has a floppy disk included, and I would imagine my Caviar SE SATA drive has a floppy bundled with it for installation (unsure though, just assuming), is a floppy drive really needed to install a system?

 

[Dan_D]

You do not need the disk that comes with the hard drive. You might need the floppy disk that comes with the motherboard. Most of the time you don't need it unless you are setting your system up with some kind of RAID array.

 

[engiNURD]

While its a good idea to load those drivers during installation, they are not required. You could also borrow your fdd/cable from your current system, if it has one, should you need it for a raid setup.