Re: Floppy Disk Drive Installation

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From: Yves Leclerc (yleclercNOSPAM_at_maysys.com)
Date: 02/07/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:09:42 -0500

It is normal for the floppy drive to "spin-up" during boot. Most PCs have
BIOS options to "Seek Floppy Drive" during boot and also to allow the floppy
drive to "boot" thr PCs (see Boot Sequence).

 Also, a lot of ant-virus utilities (like Norton AntiVirus) have a setting
to "Scan Floppy Disk at Shutdown". You should be able to turn this off.

"Ulysses Hardy" <u.hardy@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:eSa0GzSDFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Recently I installed a TEAC 3.5" floppy disk drive (Mod. 245 0405). After
> installation, the drive letter (A:) showed in My Computer, Windows
> Explorer and Device Manager of System Properties (no conflicts). The
> drive read a inserted floppy disk.
>
> I run WinXP Home SP2 on a Sempron 2200+ with 1.5GHz, 320MB, RAM.
>
> Since installation of the drive, there is a barely noticeable-to-very
> noticeable sound coming from the drive as its power light flash at
> computer startup/reboot and turnoff. I don't know if the sound is normal
> or not for this model. Or the drive is/is not compatible with the OS.
>
> I just feel like I'm missing something because this is my first experience
> with hardware installation. Plus, this particular sound was not
> previously heard.
>
> Can someone please provide some insight prior to my checking the
> manufacturer's web sight.
>

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