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Driver for using an external floppy drive on Windows 10

Anonymous
2020-11-03T22:01:30+00:00

I have windows 10.  Recently purchased used Imation Super Disk 120 in order to copy old files onto some CDs.  The Super Disk shows up on my computer as B floppy.  However, whenever a disk is inserted, the messages says  the disk media is not recognized. It may not be formatted.  The disk is formatted and has data on it.  So I assume I need to download an appropriate driver, and that this does not occur automatically.  Do you know is there is a driver for windows 10 that will allow me to run the Super Disk?  Lance

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-11-03T22:16:18+00:00

    Hi Lance. I'm Greg, an Independent Advisor here to help until this is resolved.

    If the drive needed a driver it would not show up yet. You may have better luck if you try on a Windows 7 or earlier PC as floppies are ancient media to Windows 10.

    See some suggestions here that might apply:

    https://www.howtogeek.com/669331/how-to-read-a-...

    https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-to-transfer-file...

    https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001368.htm

    Try all of the suggestions here in addition to the marked Answer:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    Update the driver in Device Manager, if that isn't enough then uninstall the driver and restart PC to reinstall.

    If nothing else helps then as a last resort try running it in Compatibility Mode:

    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/win...

    I hope this helps. Based on the results you report back I may have other suggestions if necessary. If you will wait to choose whether the problem is resolved, then I will continue to help until the problem is fixed.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-05T19:01:10+00:00

    Hi again Ian -

    Here's a guide for how the .pdr file can be used to insert the driver for a drive during "Add new hardware" dialogue:

    https://www.dummies.com/computers/operating-sys...

    https://fileinfo.com/extension/pdr

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-05T11:37:54+00:00

    Hi Greg,

    Thanks for your reply.  I happen to have one computer with Windows 7, but I get the same response as on Windows 10.  Regarding the links, they seem to address standard 3 ½” 1.44 mg floppies, and I have an external USB floppy drive that works fine on Windows 10 and which allowed me to transfer old files to CDs.  My problem is hardware specific – the Imation Super Disk floppies and the Super Disk drive.  Even though the floppies are the same size, that drive will not read them. 

    What I did come to realize is the one of the files on the CD that came with the Super Disk that I recently bought on eBay has a PDR file in it.  I think that must be the driver file.  However, my Windows 10 will not read or open it – MTMFDVSD.PDR.  If there is a way to open this, I might be able to run the Super Disk and copy the files.  Would you have a link for opening this file?    Thanks,  Lance

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