Most laptops are proprietary in design and architecture.  It is highly unlikely that any non-Compaq drive will fit. I am assuming the A drive is internal on this machine.  If it is an external plug-in peripheral it would not be proprietary.  If it is proprietary they can charge whatever they want.  Like have you ever broken a taillight, turn signal light, or headlight on your car?  Car manufacturers and dealers charge nearly $100 for a plastic taillight housing made in some third world country for pennies.  They all do that, it's called "let's stick the consumer".
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>A Compaq Presario 1692 is in need of a new floppy drive.
>The compaq part number is 141847-001.
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>I have received a response from compaq giving me a number to call for non-warranty replacement parts.
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>My main question is this.  Are the floppy drives for compaq laptops proprietary?
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>I'm not sure what I expected but over a hundred bucks for a floppy drive seems a bit steep.
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