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Thread ID: 97918 2009-03-04 07:01:00 Lets Build a PC March 2009 Metla (12) PC World Chat
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753362 2009-06-13 07:09:00 Depends what the parts are, you can re-use floppies / hdd's and maybe ram

Floppies? I think we can agree that they've well and truly died.
ubergeek85 (131)
753363 2009-06-13 07:13:00 Well true but some people may still use them. I dont tho Speedy Gonzales (78)
753364 2009-06-13 07:13:00 Floppies? I think we can agree that they've well and truly died.

They're still needed, I still use em for BIOS updates.

Almost dead. But not yet.
Blam (54)
753365 2009-06-13 07:14:00 Floppies? I think we can agree that they've well and truly died.

They still reappear when XP needs RAID/SATA drivers and you can't be bothered integrating them into a whole new disk.
stormdragon (6013)
753366 2009-06-13 07:15:00 Guess I'm wrong then... ubergeek85 (131)
753367 2009-06-13 07:18:00 In 99.9% of cases your right. stormdragon (6013)
753368 2009-06-13 07:20:00 Good point, I didnt bother with SATA drivers before. But, I've now slipstreamed them in an XP 32 / 64 bit cd. Speedy Gonzales (78)
753369 2009-06-13 08:00:00 I use floppies on all my machines for the same reason as Blam6 for updating the BIOS although I will probably get an ext one soon as I still play with older PC's at home that don't support USB booting gary67 (56)
753370 2009-06-13 08:08:00 If your mobo supports EZ flash 2, (If your mobo is an ASUS), you dont need a floppy. The option is in the BIOS. All you need is a USB flash drive, and the update. A lot easier to flash the BIOS. All the P5Q mobos probably have it. Well the P5Q SE/R does Speedy Gonzales (78)
753371 2009-06-13 08:45:00 If your mobo supports EZ flash 2, (If your mobo is an ASUS), you dont need a floppy. The option is in the BIOS. All you need is a USB flash drive, and the update. A lot easier to flash the BIOS. All the P5Q mobos probably have it. Well the P5Q SE/R does

Most new mobo's have that new feature.

But when I'm out fixing older PCs they do not have this feature always

Blam
Blam (54)
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