Hi everyone,

I have a Pentium II, running Windows 98.  It has a CD player, and a 3.5" floppy .  More and more, the floppy drive is not recognized by the hard drive.  When I insert a disk nothing happens, and "My Computer" shows no floppy drive.  I have taken it apart and checked all the cables etc, and everything looks fine to my untrained eye.  Several reboots will sometimes get the hard drive to recognize the floppy.  I am certain that one day soon it will be completely dead.  I will be replacing my system in approximately 6 months.  In the meantime, is there an external CD read/write or floppy disk that I can cheaply purchase and plug in, or other cheap temporary bandage solution? I am a complete novice.  Please keep any advice you can afford me in simple terms.

Thank you,
Cathy

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