Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (
More info?)
whups:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8400/SM/parts.htm#wp1054462
"S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:TTbrd.71057$IQ.61740@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
> <whyme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:apcqq0dgl7qivsctqs13t7im922f9uaco0@4ax.com...
>> How do I go about buying a floppy drive and a FD faceplate for a
>> Dimension 8400? Would going through Dell be the best way?
>>
>> Tx
>
>
> Nope. You can buy a standard floppy drive from any vendor such as
> www.zipzoomfly.com or www.newegg.com (specify a black dust flap on the
> drive). The front panel insert for the floppy should be behind one of the
> (factory installed) blank front cover panels (which are removed by
> pressing a plastic tab). I'd verify that the floppy panel with the eject
> button is indeed there before I bought the drive. If not, you'll have to
> call dell for the panel.
>
> The drive rails for the floppy are inside the system case (green, the
> shorter pair).
>
> You might also consider an external floppy drive (USB).
>
>
> Stew
>
>