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Question posted by butlerj on March 12th, 2013

Floppy Disk Doesn't Work

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on March 12th, 2013 6:28 PM

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If you believe that the floppy disk drive of your Dell Precision 380 doesn't work anymore, you can replace it with a brand new one. In fact, you can either use an external or internal floppy drive for this device. You can purchase replacement floppy drives here:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=floppy+disk+drive

Read the manual for the proper replacement of the floppy drive.

http://www.helpowl.com/manuals/Dell/Precision380/106010

If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to ask here at HelpOwl. Experts here are always willing to answer your questions to the best of our knowledge and expertise.

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Tintin

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