Yes they do make a kit that you can mount a floppy (or a zip, jaz or other
3.5" drive) in a 5.25 bay.  It includes metal brackets called rails and a
faceplate to cover up the gap.  And major drive dealer should have them for
$5-$10.
  -John
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Patty Hopkins-Baldwin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
  Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 1:25 AM
  To: [log in to unmask]
  Subject: [1pcfixer] HARDWARE: Floppy diskette question


  Good evening list,
  Bear with me please. :-) Regarding a floppy disk drive that I have to
replace. It's factory installed in the 3.5" bay ACER stuck it in, above the
CD-ROM drive. The diskette drive has no face plate, it's open. It has a knob
that sticks out of the case to disengage the diskette from the drive when
you want to take the diskette out. There is just a 3.5" 'slit' big enough in
the tower case to insert a diskette. However, I do have a 5.25" expansion
bay just under the CD-ROM drive, two in fact. But neither are small enough
for a replacement diskette drive to fit into. But, there are two metal
'brackets' the width of the case that look like they are there to hold 5.25"
drives or maybe a CD-R, tape drive, LS-120, ect. My question is, do I also
purchase a bracket kit < for lack of  a better word > that would make the
5.25" bay small enough to fit the 3.5" floppy diskette drive?? Or could the
bracket the diskette drive is in now, fit into one of the 5.25" expansion
bays??

  I apologize if I'm making this sound more complicated than it should be.
You all are the *experts*. :-) I'm just learning one step at a time. ;-)

  Thanks so much for *any* advice.

  Patty Hopkins-Baldwin



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