floppy not seen under win xp

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hiya i have a small problem
When inserting a floppy created under win 98 or winme into my XP pro system,
i click on 'A Drive' in my comp and it says that there is no disc in the
drive
if i try formating it, it still says that there is no diisc in the drive
any suggestions please
the disc's are not write protected and the drive is fully visible in both
the bios and my computer
the pc spec is
Mobo Asus P4C800E-Deluxe
Processor: intel Prescott 2.8ghz
Ram Kingston 512mb
Sata Hard drives

+other bits

Yoda
 
"Yoda" said in news:[email protected]:
hiya i have a small problem
When inserting a floppy created under win 98 or winme into my XP pro
system, i click on 'A Drive' in my comp and it says that there is no
disc in the drive
if i try formating it, it still says that there is no diisc in the
drive any suggestions please
the disc's are not write protected and the drive is fully visible in
both the bios and my computer
the pc spec is
Mobo Asus P4C800E-Deluxe
Processor: intel Prescott 2.8ghz
Ram Kingston 512mb
Sata Hard drives

+other bits

Yoda
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See replies to your separate and independent multipost under
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general. Do NOT multipost the same question.
Crosspost! Multiposting the same question across multiple newsgroups
consumes more disk space and disconnects any replies so respondents end
up wasting time posting the same replies but in different newsgroups.
 
See replies to your separate and independent multipost under
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general. Do NOT multipost the same question.
Crosspost! Multiposting the same question across multiple newsgroups
consumes more disk space and disconnects any replies so respondents end
up wasting time posting the same replies but in different newsgroups.
Click to expand...

sorry i thought that crossposting was bad?
ok no probs i will do that in future as i was unsure which group to post it
in
Yoda
 
Ok first let me thank everyone for replying
the problem has now been sorted
and i am kicking myself as we speak
<Blushes>
i had put the cable in the wrong way round at the back of the Floppy drive
this was only found out after i upgraded my bios, reinstalled floppy lots of
swearing and abuse, then suddenly i remembered that the cable would fit
either way round when i installed it.DOH
I need spanking with big sticks
let the abuse begin.........

LOL
Yoda Out
 
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