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This floppy driver is only for VIA chipsets.
"Galen" <galennews@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In news:k78n211h3bc2409uu7736b7e146a2506sh@4ax.com,
> Glenn & Cheryll Martin <overmyheadnospam@earthlink.net> had this to say:
>> I recently had to format my hard drive and reload Win XP Pro in
>> "Standard PC" mode to use my recording software. I did this about two
>> weeks ago.
>>
>> Today, I tried to put a floppy into the drive, and I got a "The
>> request could not be performed because of an I/O error" message. This
>> happened several times. So I checked the cables and turned the
>> computer back on, and now all I get is a "Please insert a disk into
>> the drive" message, even when there is a disk in there. The disk reads
>> in my other computer. By the way, I am on Service Pack 1.
>>
>> Can someone give me some ideas?
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>> remove "nospam" to reply
>
> As I was scrolling through I found a good post just moments before opening
> this newsgroup and reading your request. The information is well put and
> very organized so I'll copy the entire thing here for you. Please thank
> the author of the post (not me) should it be the answer you're looking for
> as it has been for me in the past:
>
> I had the same problem with 2 XP systems, different floppy manufacturers.
> I
> read a long-time back on this NG a long history of the problem.
> Essentially
> Microsoft KB 309623 says WinXP supports only 1.44MB disk format. 3-mode
> FD's
> capable of reading/writing 720KB, 1.2MB and 1.44MB require special driver
> support and support for this feature is not included in Windows XP. See
> following:
>
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309623
>
> The writer (and I can't recall who that was) did some exhaustive research
> and found a place for a driver. I downloaded that driver and it cured my
> no-format problem on the PC that was giving trouble. Now both PCs can
> format
> and read the floppy disks. Driver link (this is a download only):
>
>
http://downloads.viaarena.com/WinXPE/Oct02/XPe_3mflp132_v10.zip
>
> Instructions as outlined in the writer's article:
>
> 1. Download driver
>
> 2. Unzip the driver - extract the file to a folder.
>
> 3. Open Windows XP's Device Manager, expand the "Floppy disk controllers"
> heading, and double-click the listing for "Standard floppy disk
> controller."
>
> 4. Click the "Driver" tab, then click the "Update Driver" button.
>
> 5. Select the "Install from a list or specific location" radio button and
> click the "Next" button.
>
> 6. Select the"Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." radio
> button and click the "Next" button.
>
> 7. Click the"Have Disk" button; then, click the"Browse" button. Browse to
> the location that you extracted the files to in Step 2 and double-click
> the
> "VIA3MFPY.INF" file. The, click the"OK" button.
>
> 8. You should now have "VIA 3-mode floppy controller" highlighted in the
> drivers list. Click the "Next" button to begin the driver file copy. Once
> the file copy is complete, your floppy disk drive will access 3 times
> (checking all 3 "modes"). This is normal. Click the "Finish" button when
> the
> driver installation is complete.
>
> 9a. You may, or may not , have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in
> the"Other Devices" heading in Device Manager. If so, continue with step
> 9a.
> If not, skip to step 9b. If you have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in
> the "Other Devices" heading in Device Manager, right-click on it and
> select
> "Update Driver." Follow steps 5 through 8 to complete the installation of
> "Floppy disk drive" (note that the naming of the driver in the drivers
> list
> in step 8 may be different during this step - this is normal). Once you've
> click the "Finish" button, continue on to step 10.
>
> 9b. If you do not have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in the "Other
> Devices" heading in Device Manager, expand the "Floppy disk drives"
> heading
> in Device Manager and double-click the listing for "floppy disk drive."
> Follow steps 4 through 8 to complete the installation of "Floppy disk
> drive"
> (note that the naming of the driver in the drivers list in step 8 may be
> different during this step - this is normal). Once you've clicked the
> "finish" button, continue on to step 10.
>
> 10. Reboot your PC. This should let you know if all of your hard work
> REALLY paid off. Check the Device Manager one last time to be sure that
> you
> now have the"VIA 3-mode floppy controller listed under the "Floppy disk
> controllers" heading. Put a file on a floppy in Win98 (or another non-SP
> OS)
> and you should now be able to access it in Windows XP (and vice-versa)
> without issue. You made it!
>
> If this helps anyone, the credit isn't mine -- I wish I could recall the
> originator. There was much more background given about his research
> including another web site. Unfortunately I only have the printed out
> document. If there is any further interest in the entire article I would
> be
> willing to scan and post it.
>
> "ghawthorn" <ghawthorn.1lgj1m@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
> news:ghawthorn.1lgj1m@pcbanter.net...
>>
>> cannot read floppies made with w98 on my wXP home. Anyone else have that
>> problem?
>>
>>
>> --
>> ghawthorn
>
> Again, keep in mind that the post is not mine, it's from a Gene Hora and
> was in microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers though I couldn't have put the
> answer better myself.
>
> Galen
>
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