Floppy Drive Doesnt Work

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From: OleDawg (flipperf_at_optonline.net)
Date: 11/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 05:33:38 -0500

Its a Dell computer Pent 3 790 Mhz
Windows xp Pro sp-2
 The problem started suddenly ,no apparent reason with WinXp Home
isnstalled .

The pop up screen reads "Please install a disk in Drive A " with some
disks
with other disks it reads " The disk in drive a is not formatted etc "

In attempting to troubleshoot I tried 2 other drives with cables that
worked in other computers .I also did a new install of WinXp pro SP-2
and still get the same problems .

Iv also formatted new disks in another computer with XP Pro installed
to use

Ive check the Bios but dont see any problem although I may not no
what to look for

The cables are tight and properly installed

Thanks for taking the time to help me out

Flipperf

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