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Old December 3rd, 2008, 04:36 PM     #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Steve R Jones View Post
It'd be easier to add a 3½ drive to the old beast then getting a 5¼ to work in a newer machine.

If it's old enough, the BIOS may support only a 720K 3.5" drive. I think a Laplink parallel cable may be your best bet.
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