If E50/60/80/G70 floppy drives work the same way as my G1000 did, here's a tip...

If you have a disk in it, they spin whether you need them or not (makes the seek time faster than if it has to spin up the disk). This can cause wear over the long term. If you don't need the FD (transfer to Internal or Card memory) take the floppy disk OUT of the drive...