Re: Floppy Drive on Win98 &Win2k
From: Yves Leclerc (yvesleclercNOSPAM_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 05/06/04
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Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 21:12:06 -0400
Amelia,
This is a XP support newsgroup. Please direct Windows 98/Windows 2000
questions tothe correctly newsgroup.
Check to see that the cable is correct place in the pins (both ends) and
that Pin 1 lines up with the red striped wire.
Check the motherboard BIOS and make sure that the floppy settings are
correct.
"Jerry" <NoSpamChiefZeke@MSN.com> wrote in message
news:ePtHyUuMEHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Amelia,
>
> Is the floppy identified in the BIOS correctly?
>
> Is the cable between the motherboard and the floppy tightly seated and not
> installed backward? (If it's backwards the floppy drive lite is on all the
> time.)
>
> Jerry
> "Amelia Fay" <ameliaselene@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8dd301c432de$395f4550$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > I've installed new motherboards on two computers, one on
> > Win2k and one of Win98. When I open My Computer, it say's
> > there's a floppy drive there but when I try to access it,
> > on Win98 it says there's no floppy in drive (retry/cancel)
> > and on Win2k it freezes and explorer crashes.
> > Does anyone want to help me?
> > (I'm 15 - I think I did pretty well, so far. I built this
> > computer... :S)
> >
> > Amelia
>
>
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