Re: miising "A" drive

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Moonraker wrote:
(snippage)
I've also looked in the "cmos" :-

ide primary master (combo52x16c)
ide primary slave (none)
ide secondary master (hds722540vlat20)
ide secondary slave (none)

drive "A" (none)
drive"B" (none)

The above two lines indicate that your floppy drive is not seen in the
BIOS. Therefore, Windows cannot see a device that as far as it (and
your computer) knows does not exist.

With the computer off and unplugged, open the case. Make sure the ribbon
cable and power connector going to the floppy drive are snug. Reseat
them to be sure. Start your computer and go into the BIOS again. See if
the floppy drive is now recognized. If it is not, swap out the drive
for a known-working floppy drive. See if the drive is recognized in the
BIOS. If the new drive is not, then the floppy drive connector on the
motherboard has failed.

Malke
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