Floppy Disk Drives (34 pin ribbon connector)

clipped from www.proprofs.com The Floppy disk stores very less amount of data when compared to other devices like hard disk, CD-ROM etc. the common floppy disk available in market today stores 1.4 Megabits of information. The floppy is made of thin round film, which is coated with carbon and ferrous oxide. Since the floppy is very delicate it is packed in jacket to protect it. It looks black in color. The floppy drive allows you to access floppy diskettes. The Floppy drive is connected to the Motherboard (computer) via a 34-pin ribbon cable, which in turn is connected to the floppy controller. A PC can support up to two floppy drives. If it has two, they will be connected to the same ribbon cable. Since floppy drives need power, one of the power connectors must be attached to power supply. The Floppy disk comes in two sizes 5.25 and 3.5 inches in diameter. The 5.25-inch drive is completely obsolete, but is still used on older computers.