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Lonster   06-17-2003 at 08:46:50 PM

I just put my computer together and everything works fine except for my floppy drive, windows detects it and the cables are connected correctly, but it won't read any disks, why is this??

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JimmyDean   06-17-2003 at 10:57:29 PM
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I can tell you exactly whats wrong. NO I CANT. How the EFF could we tell you what is wrong. Could be many things. BE MORE SPECIFIC

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Stain   06-18-2003 at 12:24:36 AM
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it won't read any disks, why is this??


Your floppy drive doesn't work.

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namek0   06-18-2003 at 12:44:56 AM
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Does the light on your drive shut off or stay on constantly?
When in doubt flip the cables around :P

It's all good ^_^

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Lonster   06-18-2003 at 05:09:39 AM
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The led stays does stay on, And I have tried switching the cable around.
And when I boot it says floppy error 40.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by lonster on 06/17/03 10:11 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

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svol   06-18-2003 at 02:04:40 PM
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Your FD cable has a twist in some of the wires, right? Make sure that twist is at the end of the cable where the FD is connected.

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peach   06-24-2003 at 05:48:20 PM
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Well lonster - I was right there with ya. It seems like Simple Problem - Simple Solution. It is - your cable is reversed. I swore up and down mine weren't - they were. Use the conector with the twist and reverse the connection.

Oh yeah - svol... ignore my previous post.

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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by peach on 06/24/03 11:07 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

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Crashman   06-25-2003 at 06:04:18 AM
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There are 4 ways you can install a 2 connector floppy cable, and that's assuming the twist is on the right end! And only one of those ways works!

Red stripe lines up with Pin 1 on the board, which is marked. At the other end, the twist in the cable is near the drive. And that red stripe goes facing into the case (as opposed to your IDE cables where the red stripe faces out of the case).

When it's connected properly, your floppy light will flash when you turn your computer on, and then go out until you use it.

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skiZtch   08-03-2003 at 05:28:36 AM
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I have the same floppy error 40 as lonster, and i've tried reversing the cable so that the red is facing left, but it wont go in that way--there is a little tab that prevents it.

I just want a floppy drive!

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Boilermaker   08-03-2003 at 01:49:52 PM
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if you can see it, there is usually a "1" on the motherboard near the connection, marking what side the red striped wire (the 1 wire) goes into on the motherboard. there is usually also a 1 on the floppy drive (maybe the bottom, maybe right above the connection, depends on the drive), again showing where the red striped wire goes into the floppy. if the tab prevents you from making the connection properly, try getting another floppy cable.

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Crashman   08-04-2003 at 06:38:44 AM
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A lot of floppy drives don't have the tab notch cut. I don't know why. If your cable has a tab on the outside, it should be pointing downward.

Some drives have a little breakout portion in the card on the bottom, which can be twisted out for cables with tabs. I'm speaking of a tab notch position that's oulined with small holes.

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