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What rails do I need to mount 3.5 inch floppy in Dell Dimension 8400?



 
 
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Old April 4th 05, 10:14 PM
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Default What rails do I need to mount 3.5 inch floppy in Dell Dimension 8400?

Ordered some green drive rails from Ebay 87VYR and these did not fit
the 3.5 inch Floppy I bought separately for my Dell Dimension 8400.
Screw holes did not line up with new floppy drive from CDW
(www.cdw.com)

Do you know if the 995EM rails will work (need sign on for Ebay).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5180304597


Else I guess I could return the floppy and just order it from Dell. I
like having a floppy in the case.

Thanks so much
Patty

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Old April 4th 05, 11:02 PM
S.Lewis
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Ordered some green drive rails from Ebay 87VYR and these did not fit
the 3.5 inch Floppy I bought separately for my Dell Dimension 8400.
Screw holes did not line up with new floppy drive from CDW
(www.cdw.com)

Do you know if the 995EM rails will work (need sign on for Ebay).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5180304597


Else I guess I could return the floppy and just order it from Dell. I
like having a floppy in the case.

Thanks so much
Patty



Standard floppy should work with the (shorter) 3.5" drive rails. Check that
you didn't accidentally try the longer extra rails (5.25") for CDROM type
drives.

The floppy rails are included inside of the system for free.


Stew


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Old April 5th 05, 02:31 AM
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Found out vendor sent me 5 1/4 inch rails. You are correct. Found some
other ones on Ebay that I ordered and then 2 from Dell to be safe.

Does not surprise me that the first time I called Dell they tried to
sell me a drive kit (with drive even though I had one) and that on the
second
call Dell told me it would have been incompatible. Not to mention they
set up 4 different customer numbers for me for one machine. Jeesh.

Thanks,
Patty
Ordered some additionaly rails
S.Lewis wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
Ordered some green drive rails from Ebay 87VYR and these did not

fit
the 3.5 inch Floppy I bought separately for my Dell Dimension 8400.
Screw holes did not line up with new floppy drive from CDW
(www.cdw.com)

Do you know if the 995EM rails will work (need sign on for Ebay).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5180304597


Else I guess I could return the floppy and just order it from Dell.

I
like having a floppy in the case.

Thanks so much
Patty



Standard floppy should work with the (shorter) 3.5" drive rails.

Check that
you didn't accidentally try the longer extra rails (5.25") for CDROM

type
drives.

The floppy rails are included inside of the system for free.


Stew


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Old April 5th 05, 01:12 PM
joe_tide
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Patty,

As Stew said, "The floppy rails are included inside of the system for free."

wrote in message
oups.com...
Found out vendor sent me 5 1/4 inch rails. You are correct. Found some
other ones on Ebay that I ordered and then 2 from Dell to be safe.

Does not surprise me that the first time I called Dell they tried to
sell me a drive kit (with drive even though I had one) and that on the
second
call Dell told me it would have been incompatible. Not to mention they
set up 4 different customer numbers for me for one machine. Jeesh.

Thanks,
Patty
Ordered some additionaly rails
S.Lewis wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
Ordered some green drive rails from Ebay 87VYR and these did not

fit
the 3.5 inch Floppy I bought separately for my Dell Dimension 8400.
Screw holes did not line up with new floppy drive from CDW
(www.cdw.com)

Do you know if the 995EM rails will work (need sign on for Ebay).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5180304597


Else I guess I could return the floppy and just order it from Dell.

I
like having a floppy in the case.

Thanks so much
Patty



Standard floppy should work with the (shorter) 3.5" drive rails.

Check that
you didn't accidentally try the longer extra rails (5.25") for CDROM

type
drives.

The floppy rails are included inside of the system for free.


Stew




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Old April 5th 05, 04:19 PM
S.Lewis
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"joe_tide" wrote in message
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Patty,

As Stew said, "The floppy rails are included inside of the system for
free."




sigh


RDT,

Stew


 




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