A Drive not showing up.

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I recently had a computer built, and the light on the A: Drive is on the pc
but the drive doesn't show up on my operating system. any?

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If the floppy drive light is on steady - the cable is connected backwards.

"kris a" <cayers2@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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>I recently had a computer built, and the light on the A: Drive is on the pc
>but the drive doesn't show up on my operating system. any?
>
> --
> Christopher Ayers
> cayers2@neo.rr.com
>

 

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I have tried switching the cable and still now luck



"RonK" <imhere@home.now> wrote in message
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> If the floppy drive light is on steady - the cable is connected backwards.
>
> "kris a" <cayers2@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4ZWoe.24553$XA6.10372@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
>>I recently had a computer built, and the light on the A: Drive is on the
>>pc but the drive doesn't show up on my operating system. any?
>>
>> --
>> Christopher Ayers
>> cayers2@neo.rr.com
>>
>
>

 

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Still "No" luck

"kris a" <cayers2@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> --
> I have tried switching the cable and still now luck
>
>
>
> "RonK" <imhere@home.now> wrote in message
> news:82Xoe.3541$Nd3.177216@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> If the floppy drive light is on steady - the cable is connected
>> backwards.
>>
>> "kris a" <cayers2@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:4ZWoe.24553$XA6.10372@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
>>>I recently had a computer built, and the light on the A: Drive is on the
>>>pc but the drive doesn't show up on my operating system. any?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Christopher Ayers
>>> cayers2@neo.rr.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

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kris a wrote:

> Still "No" luck
>
> "kris a" <cayers2@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:EN%oe.24726$XA6.7473@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
>>
>>

Try a different floppy drive. Or, even better since you originally wrote
that you had the computer made for you - take it back! When you buy a
machine, the vendor should make sure everything works.

Malke
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