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Old 01-04-2007, 03:34 AM
Uwe Sieber
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Re: Can USB drive works as floppy drive?

Wilson wrote:
> When I unstall Windows XP, I need to press F6 to load the 3rd party driver
> from drive A:, eg. I need to load the JMicron driver from drive A: if I need
> to set up the JMicron RAID array. But, I don't have a floppy drive in my
> computer. What can I do? Can I use a USB jump drive to replace and work as a
> drive A:? How? Thank you.


I's unbelievable but XP's setup supports only legacy floppies
here. Even an USB floppy doesn't help.

You need a slipstreamed XP CD or at leased an slipstreamed XP setup
folder with your RAID drivers integrated.
Much work but possible:

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/arch...php/t-559.html


Uwe

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Old 01-04-2007, 03:34 AM