Re: Floppy disk(s) fail (40)

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I came to the conclusion that either the cable or the floppy drive is
defective. When I plugged in that SATA card, something in my computer didn't
like it very much. I bought a Corsair 620W (vs the original OKIA 450W).
Hopefully, it will make a difference.

Thanks for your advice.
--
Denise

~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're going.





"Og" wrote:

Some Windows System tools lack intuitive names, but 'Device Manager' is,
indeed, where you "manage devices".
"System Properties", on the other hand, is not entirely intuitive. Some of
its tabs detail 'properties' (General and Computer Name). Most of the tabs,
however, are paths to 'System Tools', such as Device Manager.

Here is one way to visit "System Properties":
Right-click on 'My Computer' and select "Properties" -- the popup is labeled
"System Properties".

The study of Windows is rather like the study of English Grammar:
Some rules are intuitive (every question should end with a question mark).
Other rules make no sense ('i' before 'e' except after 'c' and except for a
whole slew of itemized exceptions, and except for Jewish proper names, and
except for...).

Good luck,
Steve


"Denise" <Denise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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So no "System Properties, only "Device Manager" in Computer Management.
Terminology. . . it'll getcha every time.

Thanks for your help Steve.
--
Denise

~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
going.




"Og" wrote:

Denise wrote: "How do I remove floppy in system properties"

Here are three methods:
1.) Right-click 'My Computer' | Manage | Device Manager | +Floppy disk
drives | Right-click Floppy disk drive | (click) OK button.

2.) Start | Control Panel | System | Hardware (tab) | (click) Device
Manager
button | +Floppy disk drives | Right-click Floppy disk drive | (click) OK
button.

3.) Start | Run | (type) MMC | (click) OK button | File | Add/Remove
Snap-in... | (click) Add... button | Device Manager | (click) Add
button |
(click) Finish button | (click) Close button | (click) OK button |
(click)
Device Manager button | +Floppy disk drives | Right-click Floppy disk
drive
| (click) OK button.

Steve

"Denise" <Denise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

A few weeks ago, I built a computer. T-Force 6100-939 motherboard,
Seagate
Barracuda SATA hdd, Windows X64. It ran perfectly until I installed a
SATA
adapter card about two weeks ago and my computer "died." I removed the
SATA
card and it started to work again but when I shut it off at night when
I
went
to sleep, the next morning it wouldn't boot up again . . . no lights,
no
fans or anything else. I bought a new PSU and it still wouldn't boot
up.
The power-on button doesn't work. The only way the computer will boot
up
is
by pressing the Reset button and I found that by using a last resort
measure
of pressing any button that moved. I made sure that all the system
connectors/plugs were in the right ports/slots a number of times, using
the
motherboard's manual to make sure of each connection. I removed them
all
and
reinserted them at least 5 times. Since I was able to get my computer
to
work by pressing the Reset button, I resigned myself to be temporarily
okay
with it until I could take it to someone who could fix the problem
(wires?).

Prior to this happening, when I pressed the power on button, the
T-Force
splash screen came on for about 5 seconds and then it proceeded to
Windows.
Now, the T-Force splash screen stays on for about 15 seconds and it
goes
to
the Post screen where it says "floppy disk(s) fail (40)" and then I
have
to
press F1 to get to Windows.

I've already deleted the floppy driver and controller and rebooted.
Both
times I received the "new hardware" icon in my systray but the drive
still
doesn't work.

I Googled "floppy disk(s) fail (40)" and it came up with a number of
results, with all of them saying that it's either a bad cable, a bad
floppy
drive or the cable was inserted incorrectly. I know the cable is
inserted
correctly, but I switched it around all 8 way two times, but it
didn'thelp.
One of the results from the Google search came from Microsoft:

"Shut down
Disconnect Floppy cables
Reboot into safe mode
remove floppy in system properties
Reboot
Shut down
Reconnect both cables ( power & data)
Reboot"

I would like to try this method but I don't understand the instruction
"remove floppy in system properties." How do I remove floppy in system
properties? Where is system properties? How do I get to it?

And if you can think of anything else, I'd sure appreciate it.

--
Denise

~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're
going.






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