Hello everyone, your comments and advice would be greatly appreciated.
I recently built my system about a year ago and opted not to install a Floppy Drive since I didn't seem to have much use for one at the moment and I was not planning on updating the BIOS on a regular basis so I didn't see an overwhelming use to install one. However, I have been recently researching the topic of the various versions of RAID and I noticed that it is helpful (or it might require) a floppy disk to help load the drivers in the setup. Also I know that it is recommended (if not required) for flashing and updating your BIOS, I might plan on updating hdd's this summer and putting them in a RAID configuration. So my question is, should I bite the bullet and just go ahead and purchase a floppy drive, since they aren't that expensive anyways, or can I just go into the BIOS and choose to boot from one of my CD/DVD drives in the boot priority menu and not worry about it?
Thank you.
I recently built my system about a year ago and opted not to install a Floppy Drive since I didn't seem to have much use for one at the moment and I was not planning on updating the BIOS on a regular basis so I didn't see an overwhelming use to install one. However, I have been recently researching the topic of the various versions of RAID and I noticed that it is helpful (or it might require) a floppy disk to help load the drivers in the setup. Also I know that it is recommended (if not required) for flashing and updating your BIOS, I might plan on updating hdd's this summer and putting them in a RAID configuration. So my question is, should I bite the bullet and just go ahead and purchase a floppy drive, since they aren't that expensive anyways, or can I just go into the BIOS and choose to boot from one of my CD/DVD drives in the boot priority menu and not worry about it?
Thank you.