Re: 5.25 Floppy Disk Drive
From: Rob Schneider (rmschne_at_removetheones_b1e1e1b.net.net)
Date: 03/23/04
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Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:18:39 +0000
Maybe the drive is faulty or not the spec that XP wants? Just a guess.
Can you bypass this problem by finding a machine that has a working
floppy disk drive, copy the files to format that does work on your XP or
put into email or lan file server or something?
Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.
rms
KEITH wrote:
> techforce, my hardware as is worked with WIn98. Both
> floppies (3.5 & 5.25) both harddisk, etc...I'm about 48
> hours from going back to Win98SE can calling it quits on
> WinXp until Microsoft has let the world debug their
> product at our expense. Keith
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Ok - is your 5.25 a 1.2MB Drive or a 360KB Drive?
>>
>>You say XP did detect it somewhat - so maybe the A/B
>
> Swap in Bios is
>
>>enabled, or the Cable you are using is
>>Wired to only suit 1 Letter? Try another Cable maybe.
>
> Usually the Floppy "A"
>
>>is on the end, and the 5.25 Inch "B" takes the next spot
>
> inward from
>
>>there.....usually taking the Flat Edgecard type
>
> connection, not the header
>
>>type.
>>Also, if you place a 1.2MB Disk in a 360K Drive, it will
>
> ask to format it ,
>
>>and vise versa.
>>
>>
>>"Keith" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>
> message
>
>>news:cb8701c4101d$31279470$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>| techforce, thanks, i've tried your suggestion and WinXp
>>| still does not behave properly WRT my 5.25 floppy
>
> drive.
>
>>| Keith
>>| >-----Original Message-----
>>| >Keith:
>>| >
>>| >Try disabling the Floppy in the BIOS in the Mobo, then
>>| boot to XP. Check if
>>| >the Drive Disappears. then Shut Down, reboot, but
>
> alter
>
>>| bios again to be the
>>| >Correct Floppy. There is usually options for the
>
> 1.44 ,
>
>>| 2.88, and 5.25 in
>>| >there. XP may just need to start over.
>>| >
>>| >
>>| >"Keith" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>| message
>>| >news:1106b01c40faf$969be8b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>| >| Nick, Yes. I have a MS Fortran compiler that is on
>
> 5.25
>
>>| >| floppy that I need to load. Nick, in fact relics
>
> abound
>
>>| >| in the world of computers. Nick, you might be
>
> suprised
>
>>| >| that all the modern programming languages have at
>
> least
>
>>| >| one thing in common...machine language. Without this
>>| >| relic there is no software to push around the
>
> hardware.
>
>>| >| Keith
>>| >| >-----Original Message-----
>>| >| >what is a 5.25" floppy......some sort of relic from
>>| the
>>| >| past...
>>| >| >
>>| >| >
>>| >| >---
>>| >| >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>| >| >Checked by AVG anti-virus system
>>| >| (http://www.grisoft.com).
>>| >| >Version: 6.0.637 / Virus Database: 408 - Release
>
> Date:
>
>>| >| 3/20/2004
>>| >| >
>>| >| >
>>| >| >.
>>| >| >
>>| >
>>| >
>>| >.
>>| >
>>
>>
>>.
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