Floppy Drive Problems

[Guest]

When I try to use my floppy drive it says

A:\ is not accessible.
No ID address mark was foynd on the floppy disk.

It has been doing this since i bought my computer last year. I was wanting
to know if anyone knows how to fix this. I would appreciate it very much.
Thank you for your time.

 

[bud]

When I try to use my floppy drive it says

A:\ is not accessible.
No ID address mark was foynd on the floppy disk.

It has been doing this since i bought my computer last year. I was wanting
to know if anyone knows how to fix this. I would appreciate it very much.
Thank you for your time.

Might just need formatted.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Bud. I have another question. Can you tell me how to format it?
Thahk you again.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This is the same thing you'd see if you looked it up in Help and Support.

To format a disk
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/win_format.mspx

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[Guest]

Unfortunaltley this did not help. Should I uninstall the driver then
reinstall it? I don't know if that would work or not. But I tried the link
below and it still has the same error message. I really do thank you all for
helping me.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try some different disks, the one you have may be damaged.

Try a full format...
My Computer | Right click the floppy drive | Select Format |
Make sure that Quick Format is not selected

Quick Format
[[Specifies whether to perform a quick format by removing files from the
disk without scanning the disk for bad sectors. Use this option only if this
disk has been previously formatted and you are sure the disk is not
damaged.]]

Make sure that the disks are one of the supported fomats listed here...
Floppy Disk Formats That Are Supported in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309623

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[Anna]

Unfortunaltley this did not help. Should I uninstall the driver then
reinstall it? I don't know if that would work or not. But I tried the link
below and it still has the same error message. I really do thank you all
for
helping me.

kentgirl:
I have the feeling that "formatting" your floppy is *not* the problem. And
there's really no driver issue when it comes to a floppy drive. All I can
tell you is that in every case where we've encountered that problem, it was
because of one of these two problems...
1. The floppy drive cable attached to the floppy drive was incorrectly
connected, or, the more usual one;
2. The floppy drive is defective and needs to be replaced.

Are you comfortable opening your computer case (I assume it's a desktop
machine; it it's a laptop/notebook, don't bother)? If you are (don't forget
to turn off the power before you do!), see if the floppy drive's data cable
seems to be securely fastened. If it is, then pull it out from its connector
and reverse the connection.

2. If that doesn't solve the problem, it would be helpful if you could get
your hands on a known working floppy drive and substitute it for the one in
there now.

I notice you stated the problem has existed since you purchased the computer
last year. Is it still covered under any warranty and could you get in touch
with either the manufacturer of the machine or the source from whom you
purchased it?
Anna