I just purchased a new computer and installed my old 5.25 floppy drive (to burn old data to CD) and windows XP did not find the drive? Are there some settings so that the floppy drive will be found?

Go into BIOS at startup and select the appropriate floppy drive..

"TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I just purchased a new computer and installed my old 5.25 floppy drive (to
burn old data to CD) and windows XP did not find the drive? Are there some
settings so that the floppy drive will be found?

Did you go into the BIOS and change the setting which allows the 5.25 inch
floppy to be used?

"TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I just purchased a new computer and installed my old 5.25 floppy drive (to
burn old data to CD) and windows XP did not find the drive? Are there some
settings so that the floppy drive will be found?

ye

----- Papa wrote: ----

Did you go into the BIOS and change the setting which allows the 5.25 inc
floppy to be used

"TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in messag
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> I just purchased a new computer and installed my old 5.25 floppy drive (t
burn old data to CD) and windows XP did not find the drive? Are there som
settings so that the floppy drive will be found

Yes, I did that and it still did not find the drive

----- Mike wrote: ----

Go into BIOS at startup and select the appropriate floppy drive.

"TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in messag
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> I just purchased a new computer and installed my old 5.25 floppy drive (t
burn old data to CD) and windows XP did not find the drive? Are there som
settings so that the floppy drive will be found

Take a look into the Device Manager and see if it lists the 5.25 floppy
drive. Also put a bootable floppy in your 5.25 floppy drive and see if it
boots. Make sure you have specified the appropriate 5.25 in your BIOS -
there are choices within that particular size. Did you assign the 5.25 as a
B drive? Is it listed on the screen as you boot up (before going into
Windows)?

Finally, are you sure that the 5.25 drive is functional, and are you using
formatted disks?

Good luck.

"TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> yes
>
> ----- Papa wrote: -----
>
> Did you go into the BIOS and change the setting which allows the 5.25
inch
> floppy to be used?
>
> "TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:E4AA8BE9-AA23-495C-96CC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I just purchased a new computer and installed my old 5.25 floppy
drive (to
> burn old data to CD) and windows XP did not find the drive? Are
there some
> settings so that the floppy drive will be found?
>
>
>

I looked in device manager and only found the floppy controller, and no floppy drive
I assigned the 5.25 as the A drive, as I disconnected the 3.5 floppy driv
I assigned the 5.25 as a 1.2mb drive in the BIOS (this is the correct size
When I put a floppy in the drive it starts to spin, hence has power
I will try the boot idea (it will have to wait, I have put the 5.25 drive back into my old computer to do some copying) and it is working fine

Thanks
T

----- Papa wrote: ----

Take a look into the Device Manager and see if it lists the 5.25 flopp
drive. Also put a bootable floppy in your 5.25 floppy drive and see if i
boots. Make sure you have specified the appropriate 5.25 in your BIOS
there are choices within that particular size. Did you assign the 5.25 as
B drive? Is it listed on the screen as you boot up (before going int
Windows)

Finally, are you sure that the 5.25 drive is functional, and are you usin
formatted disks

Good luck

"TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in messag
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> ye
>> ----- Papa wrote: ----
>> Did you go into the BIOS and change the setting which allows the 5.2
inc
> floppy to be used
>> "TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in messag
> news:E4AA8BE9-AA23-495C-96CC-(E-Mail Removed)..
>> I just purchased a new computer and installed my old 5.25 flopp
drive (t
> burn old data to CD) and windows XP did not find the drive? Ar
there som
> settings so that the floppy drive will be found
>>>

TG, you might want check and make sure youe floppy cable is properly seated at both ends.

I do not believe that the 5.25 drives are not supported in XP.


"TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Yes, I did that and it still did not find the drive?
>
> ----- Mike wrote: -----
>
> Go into BIOS at startup and select the appropriate floppy drive..
>
> "TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:E4AA8BE9-AA23-495C-96CC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I just purchased a new computer and installed my old 5.25 floppy
drive (to
> burn old data to CD) and windows XP did not find the drive? Are
there some
> settings so that the floppy drive will be found?
>
>
>

You know Yves I think your absolutely, dead on, right. I don't why I didn't see that? I was thinking 3.25 innch floppy. I haven't even seen a 5.25 floppy, since about 1987.