3.5 floppy
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3.5 floppy
My original drive failed (would not rotate). Obtained another used one. It rotates but every time I insert a disc it says that the disc is not fomatted (even if it is)
Any help available? I've run Device Manager and "Check It 98" and both say no probs with drive.
Any help available? I've run Device Manager and "Check It 98" and both say no probs with drive.
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Make sure you have the data cable on the right way - Red stripe to pin 1 - if you turn your PC on and the LED on the front of the floppy drive remains on ALL the time youv'e got on the the wrong way round.
If not the drive is stuffed ( ie read/write heads b_uggered).
If not the drive is stuffed ( ie read/write heads b_uggered).
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Noting your location Bus 429 the purveyers of fine hardware to the Towers (By Appointment) CMS Computers are not too far away. Brunswick Docks, Liverpool - 8 quid plus the dreaded VAT gets you a new one.
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This sounds like the system does not recognise your drive in the given configuration.
Before you start into buying new things, just a quick check on two things:
Did you install new software?
Was your PC hit by power surge?
It may sound rediculous, well it is not. Very often your BIOS setup has changed without notice. Have a look for the correct setting, is there still a 3.5" drive mentioned, capacity 1.44 MB, is it A drive, if no other drive is installed, is there any other drive mentioned in the BIOS?
Next item to check, why did the old drive quit. Did you install any other hardware and the power supply is unable to support too many individual items?
If no new items installed, check the connection (power) which was plugged to your drive. Did you use the same connection now on the other drive?
Is there any other free connection available to test the drive?
Check the data cable, they are manufactured in low quality and very often the post-pluggs brake or, even worse to detect, the metal gripps did catch another cable (unable to detect without special equipment) and due to any vibration or movement the fault appears only now.
Only if you have checked these single steps you can be very sure that a new drive will solve your problems...
Merry xmas anyway and good luck
Before you start into buying new things, just a quick check on two things:
Did you install new software?
Was your PC hit by power surge?
It may sound rediculous, well it is not. Very often your BIOS setup has changed without notice. Have a look for the correct setting, is there still a 3.5" drive mentioned, capacity 1.44 MB, is it A drive, if no other drive is installed, is there any other drive mentioned in the BIOS?
Next item to check, why did the old drive quit. Did you install any other hardware and the power supply is unable to support too many individual items?
If no new items installed, check the connection (power) which was plugged to your drive. Did you use the same connection now on the other drive?
Is there any other free connection available to test the drive?
Check the data cable, they are manufactured in low quality and very often the post-pluggs brake or, even worse to detect, the metal gripps did catch another cable (unable to detect without special equipment) and due to any vibration or movement the fault appears only now.
Only if you have checked these single steps you can be very sure that a new drive will solve your problems...
Merry xmas anyway and good luck
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Originally posted by spannersatcx:
Bus try the floppy in another pc to see if it works there. Pop over to your old office, and you can try it in one of ours, I'm in 29/30/31 Dec,
Merry Xmas
Bus try the floppy in another pc to see if it works there. Pop over to your old office, and you can try it in one of ours, I'm in 29/30/31 Dec,
Merry Xmas
