Hi all.
I have a machine running Windows 98 SE, not sure on the mobo make (it's a gateway of some kind) but I know it has a FDD connector on it. I have two floppy drives, one 3.5" and one 5.25". The 3.5" is a generic model which came in the system. It runs fine off the included FDD cable. The 5.25" is a Teac FD-55GFR which I want to use for some older 1.2MB disks I found. I also have a new cable which has hook-ups for two FDDs (allowing mix and match of 3.5 and 5.25 there) so I can hook up both drives. I have now added this cable to the machine and hooked up both FDDs, and am supplying power to both drives as well. Both drives power on fine, but I cannot seem to get a response from either drive. Under My Computer, I see only A: drive listed for floppies, and when I attempt to access it I immediately get a 'device not ready' message. Nothing changes if I add a floppy to the 3.5" and try again, but if I insert a disk into the 5.25" and try again, it waits about 10 seconds before returning the same message.
I'm thinking from this that it's only reading the 5.25" and that the hardwares need to be added through a more detailed process than simply adding them to the machine. Can any Win9x gurus impart their wisdom?
I have a machine running Windows 98 SE, not sure on the mobo make (it's a gateway of some kind) but I know it has a FDD connector on it. I have two floppy drives, one 3.5" and one 5.25". The 3.5" is a generic model which came in the system. It runs fine off the included FDD cable. The 5.25" is a Teac FD-55GFR which I want to use for some older 1.2MB disks I found. I also have a new cable which has hook-ups for two FDDs (allowing mix and match of 3.5 and 5.25 there) so I can hook up both drives. I have now added this cable to the machine and hooked up both FDDs, and am supplying power to both drives as well. Both drives power on fine, but I cannot seem to get a response from either drive. Under My Computer, I see only A: drive listed for floppies, and when I attempt to access it I immediately get a 'device not ready' message. Nothing changes if I add a floppy to the 3.5" and try again, but if I insert a disk into the 5.25" and try again, it waits about 10 seconds before returning the same message.
I'm thinking from this that it's only reading the 5.25" and that the hardwares need to be added through a more detailed process than simply adding them to the machine. Can any Win9x gurus impart their wisdom?
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