Power down the system and remove the system case. Orient yourself with the back of the floppy drive inside the system. Find the back of the Floppy drive inside of the case. On the back of the floppy drive you will find a red, yellow, and black cable and a flat, gray ribbon cable. The red, yellow and black cable is the power lead. The flat, gray ribbon cable or Round is the data cable that needs to be reseated first.
Firmly pull the cable straight off the back of the floppy drive pull the connector, not the cable and press it firmly back in place the same way you took it off. If it has become completely disconnected you will need to re-connect it.
Make sure the end of the ribbon cable with the red stripe is towards the floppy power connector. Follow the ribbon cable down to where it connects to the system board. Note how it is oriented and firmly pull the cable straight off and push it back on the same way that you took it off.
A good general rule to follow is to make sure the end of the ribbon cable with the red stripe is oriented the same way as the other large ribbon cables connecting to the motherboard.
Plug the Power Cord in and Power up the system, try to boot to a floppy diskette and format a floppy diskette as mentioned above in 6. If your problem is solved, power down system and put the system case back on and you are done. If you are still unable to do access your floppy drive then try: Power down the system again and pull the red, yellow, and black power lead off the back of the drive pull the connector, not the cable.
Replace it with another available power lead that appears similar to the one originally on the drive. Power up the system, and try to boot to a floppy diskette and format a floppy diskette as mentioned on the previously.
Recently added New Hardware? If you have such as a tape backup unit, sound card, scanner, network card, etc. Each time you remove an item, try to boot to a floppy diskette and format a diskette. If the floppy works, it is possible the hardware that was added may be conflicting with the floppy drive. Re-configure the new hardware, and try replacing it to see if the problem persists.
Floppy Drive Light Stays On Continuously If the light on the floppy drive s stays on constantly from the time the system is powered up, the data cable on the system board or controller card may be on backwards. Power down the system and locate where the data cable is attached to the system board. Once you have located it, pull the cable off gently pull the connector, not the cable.
Turn the cable around degrees and put it back onto the system board. Power up the system to see if the lights stay on continuously. If you started experiencing floppy drive problems after adding a tape backup unit, try using the additional floppy cable that came with the tape backup unit kit. Instructions for this operation are usually included with most tape backup unit kits.
Error Messages You may receive some of the following error messages when trying to access your floppy drive. The error messages can often pinpoint a specific problem. Diskette Drive 0 Failure This error is usually seen as the system boots up. Check the CMOS to make sure that the drive s are identified correctly. If that does not correct the error, open the system and reseat the floppy drive cable.
If that still does not correct the error, try another floppy cable. Check to make sure that the drive s are identified correctly. This error can be caused by not having a diskette in the floppy drive s when you try to access it.
If the floppy cable is poorly seated, this error will often occur. Invalid drive specification This error can be caused by incorrect CMOS settings including the floppy drive not being identified at all. Invalid media type This error may occur if you are trying to format a diskette that is defective or of a media type that is incompatible with your floppy drive. Error selecting drive This error occurs primarily in Windows when you attempt to access the floppy drive without a diskette inserted.
This error can occur with some operating systems such as Norton Desktop or PC Tools; often these programs have updates to correct the problem. Non system disk or disk error This error occurs if you have a diskette other than a bootable floppy diskette or the 1 MS-DOS setup diskette in the floppy drive as you boot up the system. If you have a bootable diskette in the drive and still receive this error, the cable to the floppy cable is loose or defective.
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It worked fine before so I don't understand. Have also checked the BIOS to make sure the drive was set correctly but no change.
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