My OS is XP Pro on both computers. Comp1 will not read any floppy disk; it
does not see the disk in the drive and commands "insert disk." when I click
on floppy drive A in My Computer. I should note that some time ago, these
disks were read by comp1 and it operated properly.

Comp2 reads all the disks. I bought a new floppy drive, as I wanted to use
the Windows backup that requires a boot floppy (or is there another way?)
Same problem with new drive. Exchanged drives with comp1 & 2; 1 still does
not see disk, 2 sees disk. The only thing I didn't change is the cable from
the drive to the MB (or could there be a problem with the MB?). Do the
cables ever go bad? I should note that Windows Device Manager says the drive
is operating properly. I updated drivers, none available and I uninstalled
and allowed Windows to find new hardware and reinstall.

Would appreciate your help.

"bill b." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:896D4012-0780-4025-8532-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My OS is XP Pro on both computers. Comp1 will not read any floppy disk;
> it
> does not see the disk in the drive and commands "insert disk." when I
> click
> on floppy drive A in My Computer. I should note that some time ago, these
> disks were read by comp1 and it operated properly.

My (old) Dell had a problem wherby the push switch on the Dell case was
misaligned with the push switch on the actual floppy drive.
It might be worth a look....

> >snip>>>>>>

"bill b." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:896D4012-0780-4025-8532-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My OS is XP Pro on both computers. Comp1 will not read any floppy disk;
> it
> does not see the disk in the drive and commands "insert disk." when I
> click
> on floppy drive A in My Computer. I should note that some time ago, these
> disks were read by comp1 and it operated properly.
>
> Comp2 reads all the disks. I bought a new floppy drive, as I wanted to
> use
> the Windows backup that requires a boot floppy (or is there another way?)
> Same problem with new drive. Exchanged drives with comp1 & 2; 1 still
> does
> not see disk, 2 sees disk. The only thing I didn't change is the cable
> from
> the drive to the MB (or could there be a problem with the MB?). Do the
> cables ever go bad? I should note that Windows Device Manager says the
> drive
> is operating properly. I updated drivers, none available and I
> uninstalled
> and allowed Windows to find new hardware and reinstall.
>
> Would appreciate your help.
The floppy drive controller is embedded in the Mobo. You may not be able to
use floppies at all on "comp1". Try running a hardware diagnostic on the
floppy drive. If you don't have one already installed try #1-tufftest. Try
it on your working "comp2" first.
Since you cannot access the floppy on "comp1" you cannot test the installed
floppy using that machine, but you could test it by replacing it on "comp2".
Sometimes even a brand new floppy drive could be bad; run the diagnostic
tests after installing it. It is enabled in the Bios isn't it?
http://www.tufftest.com/

On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 05:18:00 -0800, bill b.
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> My OS is XP Pro on both computers. Comp1 will not read any floppy disk; it
> does not see the disk in the drive and commands "insert disk." when I click
> on floppy drive A in My Computer. I should note that some time ago, these
> disks were read by comp1 and it operated properly.
>
> Comp2 reads all the disks. I bought a new floppy drive, as I wanted to use
> the Windows backup that requires a boot floppy (or is there another way?)
> Same problem with new drive. Exchanged drives with comp1 & 2; 1 still does
> not see disk, 2 sees disk. The only thing I didn't change is the cable from
> the drive to the MB (or could there be a problem with the MB?). Do the
> cables ever go bad? I should note that Windows Device Manager says the drive
> is operating properly. I updated drivers, none available and I uninstalled
> and allowed Windows to find new hardware and reinstall.
>
> Would appreciate your help.


You've asked this question before, and gotten replies. If you haven't
gotten the answer you need, and want to post again, please do so by
replying to a message in the original thread. Do not start a new
thread, as you've done here. That just fragments the situation, and
leads to repetition, because people replying can't see what's been
said before.

As I said in the other thread, yes, it could be the cable.

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ReplyNo 2...!!

After accepting that i _had_ to install IF7, when it came to the crunch
there was an option _NOT_ to install it (at the bottomm of the blue install
panel).
WTF couldn't that have been on the first popup that told me that it had been
downloaded?
Idiots.
No pizes for guessing what I did. <VBG>
Up yours Microsoft. :-)

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¦zulu¦



"Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 05:18:00 -0800, bill b.
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> My OS is XP Pro on both computers. Comp1 will not read any floppy disk;
>> it
>> does not see the disk in the drive and commands "insert disk." when I
>> click
>> on floppy drive A in My Computer. I should note that some time ago,
>> these
>> disks were read by comp1 and it operated properly.
>>
>> Comp2 reads all the disks. I bought a new floppy drive, as I wanted to
>> use
>> the Windows backup that requires a boot floppy (or is there another way?)
>> Same problem with new drive. Exchanged drives with comp1 & 2; 1 still
>> does
>> not see disk, 2 sees disk. The only thing I didn't change is the cable
>> from
>> the drive to the MB (or could there be a problem with the MB?). Do the
>> cables ever go bad? I should note that Windows Device Manager says the
>> drive
>> is operating properly. I updated drivers, none available and I
>> uninstalled
>> and allowed Windows to find new hardware and reinstall.
>>
>> Would appreciate your help.
>
>
> You've asked this question before, and gotten replies. If you haven't
> gotten the answer you need, and want to post again, please do so by
> replying to a message in the original thread. Do not start a new
> thread, as you've done here. That just fragments the situation, and
> leads to repetition, because people replying can't see what's been
> said before.
>
> As I said in the other thread, yes, it could be the cable.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 05:18:00 -0800, bill b.
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > My OS is XP Pro on both computers. Comp1 will not read any floppy disk; it
> > does not see the disk in the drive and commands "insert disk." when I click
> > on floppy drive A in My Computer. I should note that some time ago, these
> > disks were read by comp1 and it operated properly.
> >
> > Comp2 reads all the disks. I bought a new floppy drive, as I wanted to use
> > the Windows backup that requires a boot floppy (or is there another way?)
> > Same problem with new drive. Exchanged drives with comp1 & 2; 1 still does
> > not see disk, 2 sees disk. The only thing I didn't change is the cable from
> > the drive to the MB (or could there be a problem with the MB?). Do the
> > cables ever go bad? I should note that Windows Device Manager says the drive
> > is operating properly. I updated drivers, none available and I uninstalled
> > and allowed Windows to find new hardware and reinstall.
> >
> > Would appreciate your help.
>
>
> You've asked this question before, and gotten replies. If you haven't
> gotten the answer you need, and want to post again, please do so by
> replying to a message in the original thread. Do not start a new
> thread, as you've done here. That just fragments the situation, and
> leads to repetition, because people replying can't see what's been
> said before.
>
> As I said in the other thread, yes, it could be the cable.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

Thanks for the advice re a new post; I shall keep it in mind. The reason I
started a new post was that I was unable to get to it for several days and I
was concerned that no one would see it.

Regarding the comp1 that cannot see the disk in the floppy drive, I
neglected to say that when I open the drive, the light comes on and I can
hear it attempting to read the disk. Then I get the message to insert a
disk. This occurrs with all three drives, i.e., the one that was in comp1,
the new one, and the one that I traded with comp2. All three drives work
properly in comp2.

The problem lies in the cable, which I have not switched, the OS on comp1
that is the same as comp2, or the mother board. Several months ago the drive
operated properly in comp1. I did reinstall XP Pro as I was having some
minor problems; it was not a clean install but a repair. I do not remember
if I tried the floppy after the repair. Knowing more of the story, any
suggestions as to the sequence of trouble shooting the problem?

=?Utf-8?B?YmlsbCBiLg==?= wrote:
>
> My OS is XP Pro on both computers. Comp1 will not read any floppy disk; it
> does not see the disk in the drive and commands "insert disk." when I click

XP may NOT like any disks formatted w/win9X.

--
http://www.bootdisk.com/

On 15 Dec 2007 01:06:11 -0600, Plato <|@|.|> wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?YmlsbCBiLg==?= wrote:
> >
> > My OS is XP Pro on both computers. Comp1 will not read any floppy disk; it
> > does not see the disk in the drive and commands "insert disk." when I click
>
> XP may NOT like any disks formatted w/win9X.


If these diskettes were formatted by Windows 9x, this is the media
descriptor byte problem described at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060

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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>
> > > My OS is XP Pro on both computers. Comp1 will not read any floppy disk; it
> > > does not see the disk in the drive and commands "insert disk." when I click
> >
> > XP may NOT like any disks formatted w/win9X.
>
> If these diskettes were formatted by Windows 9x, this is the media
> descriptor byte problem described at
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060

Thanks Ken.

On 16 Dec 2007 00:18:06 -0600, Plato <|@|.|> wrote:

> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> >
> > > > My OS is XP Pro on both computers. Comp1 will not read any floppy disk; it
> > > > does not see the disk in the drive and commands "insert disk." when I click
> > >
> > > XP may NOT like any disks formatted w/win9X.
> >
> > If these diskettes were formatted by Windows 9x, this is the media
> > descriptor byte problem described at
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060
>
> Thanks Ken.


You're welcome. Any time.

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