crunchgear.com - 10/24/2008
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If you’re a sysadmin, you may have noticed a somewhat annoying trend: computers — especially servers — rarely ship with floppy drives any more, and yet BIOS updates still often require that you boot from a floppy disk! Sure, you can jump through hoops and place a bootable ...
h18004.www1.hp.com - 10/24/2008
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h18004.www1.hp.com —
The HP USB Floppy Drive Key provides the
functionality of two USB devices in one compact package.
The device functions as both a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed flash storage device and a USB floppy. The key is offered in both 1GB and 256MB storage capacities. ...
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ProLiant Storage - HP USB Floppy Drive Key - Overview ...
gadgetell.com - 10/27/2008
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gadgetell.com —
Section: Peripherals , Storage HP has just introduced
their latest USB flash drive, and although flash drives
rarely offer any unique features outside of the exterior design, the Floppy Drive Key does give you a little more. The Floppy ...
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HP’s two-in-one USB Floppy Drive Key
slashgear.com - 10/24/2008
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It’s not often that a product makes us
go “but why?” then “oh I see” and then
“but why?” in such rapid succession, but the HP USB Floppy Drive Key has managed it. At first glance a standard USB memory stick, ...
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HP USB Floppy Drive Key
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Hewlett-Packard USB Floppy Drive Key
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide —
Hewlett-Packard’s USB Floppy Drive Key features a 2-in-1 USB media solution that offers the ability to read the USB flash drive as a standard storage device or a floppy device. You just need to connect the USB flash drive to a computer, copy files required onto the USB floppy section and transfer the flash drive over to the selected computer and boot up. You can purchase the 256MB and 1GB models for $49 and $79, respectively. [CrunchGear]
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HP USB Flash Drive Can Pretend To Be Floppy [USB]
Gizmodo —
... No... not that kind of floppy...a disk-type one. Why is this useful? Apparently some BIOS updates still need you to jam in a floppy disk, despite the fact that many a PC nowadays ships without a drive for you to jam the disk into. So HP's floppy-emulating USB flash drive gizmo is more a sysadmin's friend, rather than your average user's fare, but you can at least switch it over to behaving like a normal flash drive. Available now in 256MB and 1GB sizes for $49 and $79. [Crunchgear] ...
HP USB Floppy Drive Key
SlashGear —
... other technical tasks - which often require you to boot from the floppy disc drive that went missing from your computer years ago - easy; put the boot files in the floppy partition, and flick the switch to “boot from floppy”.
Now for the second “but why?” stage. HP want $79 for the 1GB version or $49 for the 256MB; that’s expensive for a flash drive, especially when you can pick up a real external USB floppy drive for under ten bucks.
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Floppy Device Paired With USB Flash Drive at HP
High Tech Lounge —
... Addressing this very concern is the HP USB Floppy Drive Key. It may look like any other USB flash drive, but this is actually a 2-in-1 USB media solution, being recognized by the computer as a USB floppy device. Boot up the target computer with the HP Floppy inserted and it’ll go through the process as if it were an old floppy. Find the HP USB Floppy Drive Key for $49 or $79, depending if you want the 256MB or 1GB model. Floppy Device Paired With USB Flash Drive at HP Source: crunchgear.com ...
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