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Floppy drive not working
Name: Stan15 Date: April 7, 2005 at 11:28:26 Pacific OS: Win ME CPU/Ram: 450
Comment:
Hello, I need to access important info. from a floppy disk and I just get no reponse at all from my drive. When I insert the floppy disk nothing happens, no noise or light. I could be doing something wrong but I don't know what. Thanks in advance.
Name: pip22 Date: April 7, 2005 at 13:31:58 Pacific
Reply:
If it can't read or write ANY disks at all, and there is no light, the power lead may have become loose or detached at the back. A simple thing to check but it involves opening the case WITH THE MAINS LEAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE WALL SOCKET!! If the floppy power connector is pushed in tight, then the drive is probably dead. They are probably the cheapest modular part of a PC and easy to fit.
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Response Number 2
Name: S.T.A.R. Date: April 9, 2005 at 00:20:56 Pacific
Reply:
Stan,
With the floppy disk in the drive, double-click My Computer and then double-click the 3½ Floppy (A:)Icon. What happens, when you do this? it's not like a mac;-) Is that what you're doing, and don't get any response.
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Response Number 3
Name: Stan15 Date: April 9, 2005 at 08:28:39 Pacific
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... Thanks S.T.A.R., I've finally gotten the drive working. It was the operator!!
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Response Number 4
Name: S.T.A.R. Date: April 10, 2005 at 03:36:23 Pacific
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Stan, you're welcome. Don't you just love, those golden moments ;-) I know I do, but, not right away. No, first comes the anger with myself, then a little internal chuckle at myself :-)
Take care S.T.A.R.
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Response Number 5
Name: bftech Date: April 15, 2005 at 06:49:01 Pacific
Reply:
One a disk gets stuck in the floppy drive, the drive does not work. can someone tell me what to do to get the drives working again.
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