Re: Floppy Fix

From: JAX (slipnslide_at_guesswhat.not)
Date: 02/03/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 01:06:47 -0700

Hi Michael,

I don't recall if I mentioned in this thread or not but, I changed FD's 3 or
4 times, including new cables, nothing worked until I installed the 3 mode
driver. I feel that I ruled out any hardware problem, as well as any other
software problem, except the floppy driver. As I said, I no longer have a
problem with floppies! Read the whole thread, especially my posts, to see
where I am going with this issue.

JAX

"Michael W. Ryder" <mwryder@_worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:IiITb.49559$6O4.1479211@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> JAX wrote:
>
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > I have no "OEM hardware". There is no hardware conflict in my system.
The 3
> > mode driver cured my floppy problem, as it has done for others. If you
read
> > one of Yves's posts in this thread, you will see that he has found
> > information that SP2 is supposed to address a known problem with
floppies. I
> > read somewhere in the KB that the problem was there but, they offered no
fix
> > at that time.
> >
> > The 3 mode driver works for me and, I will recommend trying it to anyone
who
> > is having problems with floppies. If it doesn't work, all they will have
to
> > do is un-install it and go back to the native driver.
> >
> > I have come to the conclusion that, some XP CD's have defective floppy
> > drivers and some don't. With near identical hardware configurations as
mine,
> > I have communicated with people who had no problem with floppies from
their
> > first install. of XP. That wasn't my experience.
> >
>
> The problem is not just with XP as the same problem existed with Windows
> 2000. In my case changing to a different make of floppy drive cable
> fixed the problem. I don't think that the various XP CDs available have
> any affect on the problem.
>
>
> > JAX
> >
> >
> > "Frank" <bbunny@bqik.net> wrote in message
> > news:uPIyb8e6DHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >
> >>True your system is working. However I cannot believe
> >>that this is an XP problem. Everything that I have read
> >>about it points to it being an OEM hardware problem.
> >>
> >>"JAX" <slipnslide@guesswhat.not> wrote in message
> >>news:uFMe3MU6DHA.3704@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >>>Thanks Frank,. I think you missed part of the story. The 3 mode
> >>
> >>driver is
> >>
> >>>what got my system working. There were a few more posts to this
> >>
> >>effect on
> >>
> >>>other NG's today.
> >>>
> >>>JAX
> >>>
> >>>"Frank" <bbunny@bqik.net> wrote in message
> >>>news:ODOej$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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