Ranked 2 out of 5 by CharlieK from Frustrating but it works I needed to get information off some older floppy disks therefore I bought this item. The initial period I plugged it in, it took about 3 moments for drivers to install and even then it do not work. I unplugged it and tried again various occasions and finally it began operating. Another issue is usually that when transforming floppy disks, the drive will not really refresh.

1. 3.5 External Usb Floppy Disk Drive

Hand tool definition. So for every new disk, the drive must end up being unplugged and after that plugged in once again - many situations!I would recommend this item for crisis use only.

3.5 External Usb Floppy Disk Drive

>I think my only option is the CD Rom drive, unless that Macally USB Floppy works. A CD-ROM drive is a good idea, but you would need to transfer a CD-ROM extension (that is not damaged) to the system folder on the SE/30. Apple CD-ROM 5.4 should be OK for an original Apple CD-ROM drive. Aug 28, 2012  What in God's name are you talking about? Every Mac from 1984 to 1998 had 3.5' floppy drives. The first Mac under my control was a Mac SE with two 3.5' floppy drives and no hard drive. The original iMac in 1998 was the first not to have a floppy drive. You must be confusing 5.25' floppy drives with 3.5' floppy drives. What in God's name are you talking about? Every Mac from 1984 to 1998 had 3.5' floppy drives. The first Mac under my control was a Mac SE with two 3.5' floppy drives and no hard drive. The original iMac in 1998 was the first not to have a floppy drive. You must be confusing 5.25' floppy drives with 3.5' floppy drives. Floppy Disc Drives with USB. ESYNIC USB External Floppy Disk Drive Portable 3.5 Inch 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive Diskette FDD Floppy Disk Reader Plug and Play for PC Windows 10 8 7 Windows 98 2000 Windows XP Vista Mac. Product Image.