[ltp] floppy from 560E

James Knott linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 24 Apr 2004 07:47:28 -0400


Andrew Gaffney wrote:
> I have an external floppy drive from when I had my 560E. I now have a 
> 770. Can I use it with my current laptop? It does plug into a port on 
> the back, but I don't want to short something out when I turn on the 
> laptop.
> 

If both computers use the same connector for the external floppy, you're 
probably OK.  Newer notebooks use USB.  IIRC, the 770 didn't.  I don't 
know what the 560E uses.