Floppy Drive not detecting disk

[julian8888888]

My floppy drive detects and boots without errors. The problem is when
I put a disk in, it doesn't seem to detect there is a disk in the
drive. When I put the disk in and open the A: drive from My Computer,
it will start searching for the disk but it doesn't detect it. It
acts just like a normal functioning drive except it doesn't detect
disks. I've tried booting up using the Windows XP install CD to see
if it works there and it does the same thing. It appears to work but
not detect the disk. I formatted the disk and installed the needed
files on my other XP computer so it's the right format.

I've tried the drive in another computer and it works perfectly. I
have confirmed that this is the correct cable position. The cables
are firmly secured as well. The drive shows up in device manager as
working properly. This makes me suspect the motherboard. Aside from
this problem I haven't had problems with the board. A faulty I/O for
the floppy on the motherboard maybe? I'm stumped.

The motherboard is a GA-K9NE rev. 2.0 with the latest firmware
installed.

I want to use the floppy to install 3rd party drivers during Windows
XP install. How can I do this without the floppy? My goal is to set
up a RAID 0 to boot and run my operating system on, along with my
program files. I will use another disk for storage.

Any ideas?

 

[JS]

Have you checked the BIOS?

JS

 

[Guest]

If it works properly on an other computer, try to make a copy of it on an Cd
or put it on a USB-memory. I have a similar probelm on my computer, but my
problem is that when I connect the floppy dirve (correctyl ofcourse) BIOS
finds it and windows also, but when I swich on my computer the floppy drive
allways is running(the diode is lightening and I here a sound from the
electrical motor), and when I put in a floppy (a empty or full) my Windows is
saying "put in a floppy in A:". I tried to get the latest drivers but it
doesent work. But modern Windows like Xp don´t really supports floppy discs.
Remember: Floppy discs that are older than 2-3 years or more may(90% sure)
that they have some sort of virus, and it could be that what is the problem.
Try to make a virus scan on your floppy disc.

 

[julian8888888]

Have you checked the BIOS?

JS

Yeah, many times. I tried every possible way to label the floppy
(i.e. 712 1.4Mb, 2.8Mb). In addition my BIOS has something called 3
mode support for floppys. I suppose that means when a drive can read
2.8, 1.4, and .7. Well anyway, I tried all those. It likes the 3
mode support disabled and 1.4 using the A: and not B:.

I will call Gigabyte today and see what they suggest. I've tried all
I can, thanks for your suggestion.

 

[julian8888888]

If it works properly on an other computer, try to make a copy of it on anCd
or put it on a USB-memory. I have a similar probelm on my computer, but my
problem is that when I connect the floppy dirve (correctyl ofcourse) BIOS
finds it and windows also, but when I swich on my computer the floppy drive
allways is running(the diode is lightening and I here a sound from the
electrical motor), and when I put in a floppy (a empty or full) my Windows is
saying "put in a floppy in A:". I tried to get the latest drivers but it
doesent work. But modern Windows like Xp don´t really supports floppy discs.
Remember: Floppy discs that are older than 2-3 years or more may(90% sure)
that they have some sort of virus, and it could be that what is the problem.
Try to make a virus scan on your floppy disc.

That's an idea, a USB memory card. Do those work in setup? I will
try that thanks. I will also call now that I've tried everything and
see what the motherboard maker says. If your floppy light is alway
lit, it could mean you connected the cable backwards. It's easy to do
since they will go on both ways. Your problem sounds like mine
except my floppy light is off till a disk is in. So it's halfway
there...

I have AVG that I check all downloads with for viruses. I just
formatted the disk and installed the files the other day. Thanks
though for the idea.