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Hi all,

Lately my floppy disk drive started acting weird. All of a sudden and while
i am browsing in "My Computer" or around the desktop (this is two of the
places i noticed the problem) the floppy disk drive just seeks for a second
or two (the led turns on and then off, while i can hear the head moving)
without having a disk in, or me having requested to do so. Is this normal? I
have checked my computer for viruses/spyware and found nothing. This does not
happen all the time but periodically. I thought it might be caused by a
certain application but i cannot pin it down at the moment. I checked the
event viewer but there is nothing there either.

Thanks a lot.

Yannis
 
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Hi Yannis,

This behavior is caused from several issues. Check over this list:

Floppy Drive Seeks in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy

Good luck and keep us posted!

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com



"yannis_uno" <yannisuno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:65AB7270-5913-49EC-B15C-52A1034E2355@microsoft.com...
> Hi all,
>
> Lately my floppy disk drive started acting weird. All of a sudden and
> while
> i am browsing in "My Computer" or around the desktop (this is two of the
> places i noticed the problem) the floppy disk drive just seeks for a
> second
> or two (the led turns on and then off, while i can hear the head moving)
> without having a disk in, or me having requested to do so. Is this normal?
> I
> have checked my computer for viruses/spyware and found nothing. This does
> not
> happen all the time but periodically. I thought it might be caused by a
> certain application but i cannot pin it down at the moment. I checked the
> event viewer but there is nothing there either.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Yannis
 
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Thank you for your help. Great site by the way. I will tried all the
suggested solutions and if the problem remains I will make a new post about
this.

Yannis

Ο χÏ?ήστης "Kelly" έγγÏ?αψε:

> Hi Yannis,
>
> This behavior is caused from several issues. Check over this list:
>
> Floppy Drive Seeks in Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy
>
> Good luck and keep us posted!
>
> --
>
> All the Best,
> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>
>
> "yannis_uno" <yannisuno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:65AB7270-5913-49EC-B15C-52A1034E2355@microsoft.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Lately my floppy disk drive started acting weird. All of a sudden and
> > while
> > i am browsing in "My Computer" or around the desktop (this is two of the
> > places i noticed the problem) the floppy disk drive just seeks for a
> > second
> > or two (the led turns on and then off, while i can hear the head moving)
> > without having a disk in, or me having requested to do so. Is this normal?
> > I
> > have checked my computer for viruses/spyware and found nothing. This does
> > not
> > happen all the time but periodically. I thought it might be caused by a
> > certain application but i cannot pin it down at the moment. I checked the
> > event viewer but there is nothing there either.
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > Yannis
>
>
>
 
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Do u use your floppy drive these days ?
If not just disable it in your bios or remove it all together.
As for your problem if u want one, buy another and see if tht fixes it. They
r cheap.


"yannis_uno" <yannisuno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:65AB7270-5913-49EC-B15C-52A1034E2355@microsoft.com...
> Hi all,
>
> Lately my floppy disk drive started acting weird. All of a sudden and
> while
> i am browsing in "My Computer" or around the desktop (this is two of the
> places i noticed the problem) the floppy disk drive just seeks for a
> second
> or two (the led turns on and then off, while i can hear the head moving)
> without having a disk in, or me having requested to do so. Is this normal?
> I
> have checked my computer for viruses/spyware and found nothing. This does
> not
> happen all the time but periodically. I thought it might be caused by a
> certain application but i cannot pin it down at the moment. I checked the
> event viewer but there is nothing there either.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Yannis
 
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You are most welcome and thank you for your kind words! Good luck. :eek:)

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com



"yannis_uno" <yannisuno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D1CEFE2E-61B5-4189-B8B0-F0ACF33EB8CC@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for your help. Great site by the way. I will tried all the
> suggested solutions and if the problem remains I will make a new post
> about
> this.
>
> Yannis
>
> ? ??????? "Kelly" ???????:
>
>> Hi Yannis,
>>
>> This behavior is caused from several issues. Check over this list:
>>
>> Floppy Drive Seeks in Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy
>>
>> Good luck and keep us posted!
>>
>> --
>>
>> All the Best,
>> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "yannis_uno" <yannisuno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:65AB7270-5913-49EC-B15C-52A1034E2355@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Lately my floppy disk drive started acting weird. All of a sudden and
>> > while
>> > i am browsing in "My Computer" or around the desktop (this is two of
>> > the
>> > places i noticed the problem) the floppy disk drive just seeks for a
>> > second
>> > or two (the led turns on and then off, while i can hear the head
>> > moving)
>> > without having a disk in, or me having requested to do so. Is this
>> > normal?
>> > I
>> > have checked my computer for viruses/spyware and found nothing. This
>> > does
>> > not
>> > happen all the time but periodically. I thought it might be caused by a
>> > certain application but i cannot pin it down at the moment. I checked
>> > the
>> > event viewer but there is nothing there either.
>> >
>> > Thanks a lot.
>> >
>> > Yannis
>>
>>
>>
 
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