Computer Question!

[lizbud]

It should be fine, but I would transfer the data to something else ASAP.

I'll bet LH is breathing a big sigh of relief right now.

[Lady's Human]

The little metal cover is there to protect the media on the disc, nothing else. It greatly increased the life of discs over the 8 and 5 1/4 inch discs, which had no protection other than a soft cloth liner which actually trapped the dirt and made the discs life much shorter.

[Vette]

Ugh.. i hate floppy disks. i used to save a lot of my stuff on them. but i had
3 or 4 go bad on me. so i dont trust them at all anyore and avoide using them.

but i also had a disk that was in the same shape as yours. i just threw it away
despite what was on the disk. i didnt want to chance it getting stuck in my A:

[Laura's Babies]

Better transfer that data or whatever to something else.. Most computers you buy don't have a-drives on them anymore... I think you can order one with it though.. Neither of my computers have a a-drive now.

[christa]

Any ideas how to get that little metal thing OUT of the A drive?

I knew that the disk was screwed up so I thought I'd try it out in my *older than dirt* computer. I was right. I popped the disk back out and the little metal door thingy didn't come out with the disk. Now it's stuck in my drive. And that's why my disk was missing it's metal door.

I have no clue how to get it out. Other than having to take my computer completely apart, is there any other way?

[Lady's Human]

Two options. One is to go to staples and buy a USB drive for $15 or so, the other is to go to staples and buy a new A drive for $20. A USB drive is far more useful.

[christa]

Do I need to take that old A drive out though? I worry about that piece being stuck in there. Does it matter? Would it hurt anything? Do I have to take that drive out? I had considered getting a USB floppy drive but then I wondered about that broken piece. If it won't hurt anything, I won't worry about it. What do you think LH?