Re: Floppy Fix
From: Michael W. Ryder (mwryder_at__worldnet.att.net)
Date: 02/03/04
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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 07:43:36 GMT
JAX wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> I have no "OEM hardware". There is no hardware conflict in my system. The 3
> mode driver cured my floppy problem, as it has done for others. If you read
> one of Yves's posts in this thread, you will see that he has found
> information that SP2 is supposed to address a known problem with floppies. I
> read somewhere in the KB that the problem was there but, they offered no fix
> at that time.
>
> The 3 mode driver works for me and, I will recommend trying it to anyone who
> is having problems with floppies. If it doesn't work, all they will have to
> do is un-install it and go back to the native driver.
>
> I have come to the conclusion that, some XP CD's have defective floppy
> drivers and some don't. With near identical hardware configurations as mine,
> I have communicated with people who had no problem with floppies from their
> first install. of XP. That wasn't my experience.
>
The problem is not just with XP as the same problem existed with Windows
2000. In my case changing to a different make of floppy drive cable
fixed the problem. I don't think that the various XP CDs available have
any affect on the problem.
> JAX
>
>
> "Frank" <bbunny@bqik.net> wrote in message
> news:uPIyb8e6DHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
>>True your system is working. However I cannot believe
>>that this is an XP problem. Everything that I have read
>>about it points to it being an OEM hardware problem.
>>
>>"JAX" <slipnslide@guesswhat.not> wrote in message
>>news:uFMe3MU6DHA.3704@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Thanks Frank,. I think you missed part of the story. The 3 mode
>>
>>driver is
>>
>>>what got my system working. There were a few more posts to this
>>
>>effect on
>>
>>>other NG's today.
>>>
>>>JAX
>>>
>>>"Frank" <bbunny@bqik.net> wrote in message
>>>news:ODOej$T6DHA.3360@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>The floppy 3 mode support is for Japanese floppy drives.
>>>>I have always disabled this in the BIOS because I have a
>>>>floppy drive just like the rest of the world.
>>>>The Japanese floppy drives can read 1.44, 1.2 and .720
>>>>floppies. Hence the name 3 mode.
>>>>
>>>>"JAX" <slipnslide@guesswhat.not> wrote in message
>>>>news:Oin5X8Q6DHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>>Hey Yves,
>>>>>
>>>>>It seems that the 3 mode driver is working, we'll see.This seems
>>
>>to
>>
>>>>be a fix
>>>>
>>>>>for now instead of waiting for SP2.
>>>>>
>>>>>JAX
>>>>>
>>>>>"Yves Leclerc" <yvesleclercNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>>>>news:OBueP2Q6DHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>>>>"JAX" <slipnslide@guesswhat.not> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:eNNcHgO6DHA.1592@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>>>>>"Yves Leclerc" <yvesleclercNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote in
>>
>>message
>>
>>>>>>>news:u1g0U8N6DHA.3360@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Only works with VIA chipsets/floppty controllers!
>>
>>>>>>>>"Nick Burns" <thedoc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>news:eIaor1N6DHA.2556@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>This link is what I did to fix the floppy.
>>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Floppy+problems%3F+Please+read&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=sw0y9.28671%24VJ5.1732734%40bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet
>
>>>>>>>>>.att.net&rnum=1
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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