From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 5 08:51:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14ADE16A4CE for ; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 08:51:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.197]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B177743D2F for ; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 08:51:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from simon.dick@gmail.com) Received: by mproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id d5so4964rng for ; Mon, 05 Jul 2004 01:51:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.206.1 with SMTP id d1mr276193rng; Mon, 05 Jul 2004 01:51:40 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <235521560407050151577116a6@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 09:51:40 +0100 From: Simon Dick To: Tom Parquette In-Reply-To: <40E85BD5.2090407@twcny.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <40E85BD5.2090407@twcny.rr.com> cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Floppy drive with other memory device slots X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:51:44 -0000 On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 15:34:45 -0400, Tom Parquette wrote: > I was wandering through Comp-USA this morning and I noticed a floppy > drive on the shelf that had sockets for other memory devices. e.g. > secure digital cards. I found it on their web site at: > http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=311195&pfp=BROWSE > > It appears to be made by a company called FMI. I could not seem to find > an operatble link to the vendor or guess correctly at a URL. Google > seems to bring me back to Comp-USA's web site. I found some hardware > requirements that make me think this plugs into the FDD cable and there > may be a jumper that goes to a set of USB pins on the motherboard. > > The FBSD 5.2.1 hardware notes page didn't seem to say anything about a > device like this. However, if my reading betwen the lines of the > hardware requirements is accurate, it sounds like it could just drop > right in and work with generic drivers. > > I'm thinking about building a multiheaded X desktop in a small case to > save desktop space. This drive, since I would have to pick up a floppy > drive anyway, appears to be a versitile option for a SFF machine. > > Anybody have any information/experience with something like this? > TIA... In general you'll find that it plugs into the floppy connector for the floppy part (obviously!) and then into a internal USB plug/port on your motherboard for the card reader stuff. I've not actually tried any myself yet, but from what I've read other places that's the basic idea