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| Thread ID: 49900 | 2004-10-04 09:33:00 | Floppy not woking in xp | phil.b (4456) | Press F1 |
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| 278158 | 2004-10-04 09:33:00 | My floppy drive makes the system hang in normal mode but works normally in safe mode. Why would it do that? Phil |
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| 278159 | 2004-10-04 09:45:00 | have you patched your system lately (sp2) has it always done this or just a recent development and do you get any error messages if so post them here | beama (111) | ||
| 278160 | 2004-10-04 09:58:00 | Yes it's sp2. I did a clean install including wiping the hard drive first. It did it for most of the last windows install too. | phil.b (4456) | ||
| 278161 | 2004-10-04 10:06:00 | Just accessed the floppy & the system hung. No log in the event viewer | phil.b (4456) | ||
| 278162 | 2004-10-04 11:00:00 | ok here we go I suspect your motherboard drivers, ( have you been to the the motherboard manufacturer site and see if there are any updates for your motherboard particular interest ide patch) Is this pc custom made or pre built ie compaq , hp etc. post system specs details back please cpu motherbord model ram vid card etc |
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| 278163 | 2004-10-05 08:24:00 | MB=Asus P4S8X-X, P4 2.4, 768 Ram, MSI Gforce MX460 Video Card, Trios2, 5 Hard Drives, PCI Raid card set for ide. I just wanted a drive to back up to from 3 operating systems. Soundblaster card, TV card, Dialup modem, DSE ADSL router. I made the system up myself, it worked with no problems until 1 day the floppy threw a hissy. I was wondering if a windows update could have caused it. The reason being, I wiped the hard drive before doing a clean windows install, upgraded it to sp2 & did all updates before installing any software, used Norton windoctor & Regscrub XP, defragged it. So in theory it should be ok. The floppy is the only device connected to the channel, no conflicts. I'll have a look at the Asus site for an update. Phil |
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| 278164 | 2004-10-05 08:39:00 | Forgot to say, it works perfectly in linux | phil.b (4456) | ||
| 278165 | 2004-10-05 09:41:00 | did you test the floppy drive BEFORE installing SP2 | beama (111) | ||
| 278166 | 2004-10-06 08:27:00 | I looked on another forum I came across in the internet . If your floppy light comes on & stays on, flip the ide cable . If the light goes out it's the power or a faulty ide cable . I flipped the cable & all's well . I don't know why it worked for ages & then suddenly stopped . It may be a windows update made the cable direction critical . Thanks for the help Beama |
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| 278167 | 2004-10-06 09:43:00 | who else has a screw driver in that house :p | beama (111) | ||
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