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Floppy drive not working
Name: Kourosh Date: January 3, 2003 at 22:49:09 Pacific OS: WinXP Pro Sp2 CPU/Ram: intel 800, 256mb
Comment:
My floppy drive wasnt working so I bought a new floppy drive. But I think there is another problem, from the mother board or the cables..... when I turn on the computer, the floppy drive's light is constantly on, and during the boot up it gives me a "floppy drive failure" error.
Name: JohnB Date: January 3, 2003 at 23:23:32 Pacific
Reply:
Check to make sure you have the flat cable plugged in the right way. I think the edge with the red or dark stripe(Pin 1)goes next to the power plug. Also check the motherboard end to make sure the striped edge is plugged into pin 1 side of the plug.
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Response Number 2
Name: MrPolite Date: January 3, 2003 at 23:29:36 Pacific
Reply:
umm the cables are plugged in right... :(
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Response Number 3
Name: apex reject Date: January 4, 2003 at 07:43:20 Pacific
Reply:
Remove the floppy drive controller in device manager and reboot. (in Win9x, anyways.....)
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Response Number 4
Name: MrPolite Date: January 4, 2003 at 08:57:25 Pacific
Reply:
well as I said it shouldnt be the OS, because as soon as I turn on the pc, the floppy drive's light is on and never turns off :(
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Response Number 5
Name: MrPolite Date: January 4, 2003 at 13:03:24 Pacific
Reply:
bump, anyone can help? :(
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Response Number 6
Name: Mike Newcomb Date: January 5, 2003 at 03:55:30 Pacific
Reply:
I take on board what you stated earlier, but please try reversing the flat grey cable.
The constant fdd light on, is a sign that the flat cable has been wrongly connected. Do this with the pc *SWITCHED OFF*. No harm is done when the cable is reversed.
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