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i have recently installed a floppy disc to my comp, it works great, as is
normal it is checked on boot up but on boot down it makes a terrible noise,
all i want to know is could this damage the new floppy i have installed ,
thanks john

 

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rich9791 wrote:
> i have recently installed a floppy disc to my comp, it works great, as is
> normal it is checked on boot up but on boot down it makes a terrible noise,
> all i want to know is could this damage the new floppy i have installed ,
> thanks john

Some AntiVirus software check your floppy at boot time and when
shutting down. On most, this behavior can be controlled or turned off
from within the A/V software option menu. This is the case with Norton
AntiVirus software.

If you have Norton A/V installed, try unchecking "Scan floppy disk in
A: for boot viruses when shutting down" or a similar line in your
advanced options.

You could have something else going on there that has nothing to do
with you A/V program.

If you placed a shortcut on your desktop from a file on a floppy
diskette, Windows could be looking for the file on the diskette even if
none is inserted in the drive.

 

[Guest]

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Hi John,

Go into the BIOS and make sure "Seek Floppy at boot" is disabled.
Then make sure the floppy is not set to first boot device.

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/

rich9791 wrote:
> i have recently installed a floppy disc to my comp, it
> works great, as is normal it is checked on boot up but on
> boot down it makes a terrible noise, all i want to know
> is could this damage the new floppy i have installed ,
> thanks john

 

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"rich9791" wrote:
> all i want to know is could this damage the new floppy i have installed ,
> thanks john

Ok first I need to say please dont take offense at this post...

Yes the problem may be with software, however some of the new'er floppy
drives can work to some degree with a MAJOR problem with hardware. The
problem is a cable may be installed backward.

The data cable that connects it to the motherboard may have been connected
upside down. The end that is correctly connected to the floppy drive should
have a "split and twist" in it. This is a cut in the ribbon that flips over
a few of the wires, or changes the order of the wires. The reason for this
is simple. Most drives need a master or slave setting so the computer knows
which is which. This is usally accomplised with the use of jumpers. Floppy
drives use to come in different sizes and many people had more than one on
their pc's. These also needed a Master and Slave setting. In this case the
cable with the "split and twist" uses the cable to select the setting of
master to the drive closest to that end.

If the cable is backward it may make a loud nosie when it is in use or it
may not work at all. And yes extended use of the drive will damage it.

So plz open your computer case and see if the cable that connects to the
drive has the end with the "spit and twist on it." (when you find a solution
plz send me an email im intrested to see how this one turns out.

 

[kelly]

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Hi Rich,

In addition:

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

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

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



"rich9791" <gingerjohn@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>i have recently installed a floppy disc to my comp, it works great, as is
> normal it is checked on boot up but on boot down it makes a terrible
> noise,
> all i want to know is could this damage the new floppy i have installed ,
> thanks john