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either a DOA drive or the cable is around the wrong way - the red trace should line with pin one though from memory that would cause the seek light on the floppy drive to stay on the whole time.
Try putting a boot disk in the drive and see if it can boot from it as well, that will rule out any probs within windows. Stupid question but worth double checking, go back into the bios and check you didn't perhaps go past 31/2" drive and end up with 51/4.
As for the USB dongle, great idea, I use one all the time but not much use if they still run NT where he works - unlikely they would have installed 3rd party USB drivers.
Could always try a usb floppy drive though.
>> Edited by Gixer on Sunday 8th January 12:01
Try putting a boot disk in the drive and see if it can boot from it as well, that will rule out any probs within windows. Stupid question but worth double checking, go back into the bios and check you didn't perhaps go past 31/2" drive and end up with 51/4.
As for the USB dongle, great idea, I use one all the time but not much use if they still run NT where he works - unlikely they would have installed 3rd party USB drivers.
Could always try a usb floppy drive though.
>> Edited by Gixer on Sunday 8th January 12:01
Well they are all right, almost certainly its cable as the drive is recognised as a: often this problem is caused by the cable being slightly knocked off when you re-assemble the machine.
Other than that its the drive if you need one let me know and i will send you one free.
Guys are right about stick memory but if the machines you are taking it to don't have spare USB then a floppy is still usefull.
>> Edited by viper paul on Tuesday 10th January 16:41
Other than that its the drive if you need one let me know and i will send you one free.
Guys are right about stick memory but if the machines you are taking it to don't have spare USB then a floppy is still usefull.
>> Edited by viper paul on Tuesday 10th January 16:41
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