Iain He's just as bad when he gets the chance, but they come few and far between with modern technology. When we first got a PC some 14 years or so ago, Ian's first task was to find out how to strip the casing, and away he went. (smile) Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Iain Lackie To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:58 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Replacing internal floppy disk drives Jackie That sounds like the Ian I knew when I were but a lad. Iain ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Cairns To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 3:09 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Replacing internal floppy disk drives Hi Peter Personally, I would get someone to help you if possible to change the floppy if you have never ventured inside a PC before, at least until you can familiarise yourself with its components and layout. Each computer, while similar in their objective, does have a slightly different layout, and therefore a different way of being stripped to access the interior. It is easy to change a floppy drive, not that I've ever done it personally because I'm not technically gifted enough to do it. But Ian has had his mits inside the PC for years, so he just changes most things if necessary. I would just urge you to be cautious if you have never done it before. Good luck. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Bentley To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:05 AM Subject: [access-uk] Replacing internal floppy disk drives My internal floppy drive has packed up and somebody has given me a working second-hand one. I am totally blind and have not ventured inside a pc before. I have been told that it is relatively easy to swap this round. Can anybody advise if this is too fiddly and/or give any practical pointers. If so I would be more than willing to give my phone number off list and ring. Many thanks Peter Bentley