I posed this question a few days ago but did not get the help I sought: I am asking this question as a single parent of 2 kids, not a lot of money, and hoping to work with my existing equipment!
Links to microsoft and dell DO NOT HELP - they do not list a driver for the floppy.
i bought refurbished with a fresh XP load - removed the cd and inserted the dell floppy drive module it came with - after reading it for what seems like 5 minutes it asks to format it or says there is no driver. i don't want to format it, i want to open it with photoshop but it won't let me. can anyone tell me why? i am using a memory card inside a floppy disk adaptor from my Sony Mavica FD-95 digital camera. worked fine on old, old, computer - so can anyone help me locate a driver for this floppy or what? :) Merci. FRIME - i did what you said, all went as you said, but when i inserted adaptor with memory card in it, it still asked to format it. why won't it just read it? if i format it, all the pics on card will be lost... :( should i just rework my finances and buy a usb card reader? i really don't have the money ... :( yep, i understand what you mean. lucky you have Windows XP installed, so it's pretty easy.
what you need is a driver for this special memory card adapter (called SmartMedia or Flashpath). go to the following site and download this .exe file (FPSM_v36008____.exe, click below on the link "free driver download ..... Windows 2000/XP" and wait until the download window pops up - it goes a while) to any directory (best is to make a new directory named "SmartMedia Driver"). when download is finished go in that directory and double click this .exe file. follow the instructions on screen.
here's the site
http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/226855...
good luck any disk or floppy has to be formatted so the puter can read it. not sure i understand the question. | 