Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive When needed, you can connect the floppy disk drive to one of the computer’s USB ports. • Connect the USB floppy drive cable directly to the floppy drive and to the USB port. You cannot use the USB floppy cable to connect to any other type of drive module, such as a CD-ROM or DVD drive. The USB cable is for floppy drives only. Figure 1-10. Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive HP Omnibook 500 Product Information 1-13