Floppy disk drive weird problem

[Guest]

Hi all,

Lately my floppy disk drive started acting weird. All of a sudden and while
i am browsing in "My Computer" or around the desktop (this is two of the
places i noticed the problem) the floppy disk drive just seeks for a second
or two (the led turns on and then off, while i can hear the head moving)
without having a disk in, or me having requested to do so. Is this normal? I
have checked my computer for viruses/spyware and found nothing. This does not
happen all the time but periodically. I thought it might be caused by a
certain application but i cannot pin it down at the moment. I checked the
event viewer but there is nothing there either.

Thanks a lot.

Yannis

 

[bob]

Do u use your floppy drive these days ?
If not just disable it in your bios or remove it all together.
As for your problem if u want one, buy another and see if tht fixes it. They
r cheap.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Yannis,

This behavior is caused from several issues. Check over this list:

Floppy Drive Seeks in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy

Good luck and keep us posted!

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your help. Great site by the way. I will tried all the
suggested solutions and if the problem remains I will make a new post about
this.

Yannis

Ο χÏήστης "Kelly" έγγÏαψε:

 

[Kelly]

You are most welcome and thank you for your kind words! Good luck. )

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com