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i went to dell, after i looked at the replacements-all with face plates. my
dell would accept an after market unit, but i would have to remove a blank
in the front panel of the case. i recently added an external floppy, usb
wired, to my work computer. works fine. i like floppies.
thank you, len kiesling
"Little bit 77" <littlest_ram(removethis)77@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Well I've tried everything and it still won't work! Someone here
suggested
> to someone else that they try another floppy drive; problem with that (for
> me) is that Compaq didn't make their Presario 5185 to accept generic hard
> drives and now that they have been bought out by HP, it's hard to find
these
> floppy drives! I was fortunate to find "this" one and now this problem!
I
> don't know what else to try!
> Thanks for all your help!
>
> "PCR" wrote:
>
> > I don't like the sound of that. I guess, try the Scandisk in a clean
> > boot scenario (with minimal other apps running)...
> >
> >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q287914
> > Articles about Scandisk
> >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q286263
> > Articles about Defrag
> >
> > I must warn that Scandisk may not do a great job when there is a
> > great one to do...
> >
http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/scandisk.htm
> > Therefore, perhaps UNcheck "Automatically fix errors" on it's front
> > screen. It will then ask whether you want each error fixed. If it sounds
> > truly horrible, say "No!", and post the log. The log will be
> > "C:\Scandisk.log". Do not let it constantly restart, either.
> > (When running Scandisk in DOS, there won't be such a box to uncheck. You
> > must do it in "C:\Windows\Command\Scandisk.ini", per cquirke's advice.)
> > REALLY, in light of all THAT, the BEST thing to do is to have a full
> > system backup to run to! Would you like my list of backup apps?
> >
> > 1. Turn off screen saver (R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Screen Saver--
> > None)
> > 2. Turn off power management (Control Panel, Power Management-- Always
> > On,Never,Never,Never)
> > 3. Disable any permanent internet cable connection, perhaps.
> > 4. Suspend Task Scheduler
> > 5. Turn off interfering programs. Use "StartupCop" or "EndItAll2" from
> > PCMag (below). Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". Note what is
> > unchecked. Then, go to the General tab & disable the entire Startup
> > Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking "Load Startup...". Reboot.
> > Don't forget to re-enable before the next boot.
> > 6. Use "HDValet" from PCMag, or
> > (a) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files button, bolt Delete
> > all offline content, OK, OK"
> > (b) "START, Run, %TEMP%", & delete all files that will let you. This
> > will likely be "C:\Windows\Temp". This is best done after a fresh boot,
> > unless you have not seen the message "Reboot to complete this install".
> > 7. Run Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing. Check all three
> > items under "Scandisk, Advanced button, 'Check files for' box". If you
> > want to be informed as it does a fix, UNcheck "Automatically fix errors"
> > on the front screen, or look inside "C:\Scandisk.log" afterwards.)
> > 8. "START, Run, Defrag /p /details". Apparently, "/p" Defrags the
> > unmovables.
> >
> > The purpose of steps 1-5 is only to prevent constant restarts of
> > Scandisk & Defrag, if you get them; but DEFINITELY turn off the Virus
> > Scanner. Scandisk should be done perhaps once a month, and certainly
> > after every serious crash. Do a Defrag after a sluggish boot or when
> > this says so:
> > http://www.pcmag.com/ 's CrackUp, by Gregory A. Wolking & Bob Flanders.
> > Also, take DiskAction, to determine what is constantly writing to the
> > HDD, which causes the restarts. Take BHOCop & StartupCop too.
> >
> > "DiskAction" reports the last 12 processes that access any partition. It
> > discovered the MS Critical Update Notification Tool was accessing my
> > HDD every five minutes. It can be uninstalled in "Control Panel,
> > Add/Remove Programs". Then, occasionally, "START, Windows Update" on
> > your own.
> >
> > "BHOCop" found a Browser Helper Object called Wavehelper Class, created
> > by "Wavetop", that was building a monstrosity of an error log called
> > "Logit.txt" in here. "START, Find, F/F, Logit.txt"-- see one?
> >
> > Now, my hard drive is quieter than my mouse. (Of course, I now also have
> > 384 MB RAM, up from an initial 64, eliminating Swap File activity.)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks or Good Luck,
> > There may be humor in this post, and,
> > Naturally, you will not sue,
> > should things get worse after this,
> > PCR
> > pcrrcp@netzero.net
> > "Little bit 77" <littlest_ram(removethis)77@hotmail.com> wrote in
> > message news
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> > | My floppy drive has worked fine but now when I try to access a disk I
> > get an
> > | error message that says "A:\ is not accessible. The system cannot
> > read from
> > | the specified device." I tried to remove the drives and the
> > controllers and
> > | rebooted but it still comes up this same message. When I tried to do
> > a
> > | scandisk, it says that there are errors but that scandisk will repair
> > them
> > | later. Then it begins to scans but seems to lock up and doesn't
> > finish the
> > | scan nor does it fix the errors! I'm clueless!! Any ideal how I can
> > get
> > | this resolved?
> > | Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
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