floppy not seen under win xp

[Yoda]

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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[*Vanguard*]

"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
message also posted to
Microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware

Could be you have a defective floppy drive in that its changed media
signal isn't working. It's possible the ribbon cable got damaged or
there is a bent header pin onto which the ribbon cable connectors were
slide onto but most likely the floppy drive doesn't work. Unless the
drive sends a changed media signal, the rest of the hardware (and OS)
won't know there was a change.

Could be the floppy is bad. Sometimes they stick; they warp due to
heat, get pinched under books, or otherwise physically damaged. Slide
the shutter a couple times and notice if it snaps shut freely. Press
your fingers against the metal hub and rotate the floppy disc inside the
shell, or shake it vigorously enough to rattle the disc and hub around.
Then try using it again. Have you tried using a head cleaning diskette
(with a solution to make sure it actually cleans)?

 

[Parker]

Yoda,

I had the same problem with an Asus Motherboard. I ended up changing the
drive. I think the media had changed that XP could not read the drive. I
would first do what "Vanguard" said. try the cleaner without the solution
if no go, then change the drive

 

[JerryMouse]

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

But the floppy may not be drive "A" to XP - you can change drive letters
with reckless abandon.

 

[Yoda]

But the floppy may not be drive "A" to XP - you can change drive letters
with reckless abandon.

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

 

[Malke]

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.........

Thanks for letting us know. And don't worry about the spanking - I doubt
there's anyone who hasn't attached a cable backwards to a floppy at
*least* once. ;-)

Malke

 

[*Vanguard*]

"Yoda" said in news:[email protected]:

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.........

I thought the LED on the floppy stayed on constantly if the ribbon cable
got reversed. You never mentioned this symptom.

 

[Yoda]

I thought the LED on the floppy stayed on constantly if the ribbon cable

got reversed. You never mentioned this symptom.

to be honest i didn't notice it because i am disabled and the computer is
low down, so i only get to it when someone can get it onto a desk for me.
well i guess i have learned a new lesson
Cheers
Yoda