Floppy drives are great deal like small hard drives creation it likely to attach floppy drive to computer in equal fashion that would for hard drive. Plugging floppy drive into IDE channel allows you to use it for storage space purposes. Two common setups for floppy drives on computer are through IDE channel on motherboard or in RAID array. While both plugs into IDE channel, RAID array requires installation of extra drivers to make active during Windows installation practice.

Instructions:

• Turn off your computer and unplug it from the wall.

• Eliminate two screws situated on correct hand side of the case, and slide off the right panel.

• Connect an IDE cable to the back of floppy drive and other end of cable to an obtainable IDE port on the motherboard.

• End computer and cap in PC.

• Insert Windows installation CD into computer and begin PC.

• Press any key of computer is loading to boot from installation CD.

• Press "F6" when encouraged to install RAID driver.

• Choose drive letter of drive contain RAID driver to absolute installation.