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Thread ID: 16290	2002-03-04 10:28:00	Floppy Drive not working	Guest (0)	Press F1

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37869	2002-03-04 10:28:00	My floppy drive recently stopped reading disks. Instead, it comes up with a message like 'Disk in Drive A is not formatted. Would you like to format it now?'. Testing the disk in another computer confirms that the disk is ok. Saying 'Yes' to the question results in an error. Today I went and bought a new floppy drive, thinking that was the problem, but the problem stays the same. Any ideas? (Running XP)	Guest (0)
37870	2002-03-04 10:44:00	Hi, Have you tried other disks? Floppy drives say this if you insert the cable upside down... It also roots the disk... The way to tell if you've got it upside down is if the light is on all the time... Try the disk in another computer, try taking out the cable, and putting it back in. Process of elimination, try everything, even if it seems REALLY stupid. I had a system which didn't work if I had the HDD light plugged in... :) Erin	Guest (0)
37871	2002-03-05 02:00:00	Yeah, I tried all the possible combinations of cables up/down, holding my breath and hoping for no permanent damage. Then I uninstalled the floppy drive and floppy drive controller, reinstalled it, and all was well! So now I've got a near-new floppy disk drive I don't want...	Guest (0)
37872	2002-03-05 08:13:00	Had same problem 2 days ago. See further down the listings under 'A Drive'. I got 2 good answers which pointed at the proper cause. (Thanks to those guys!)Fortunately my floppy drive worked perfectly the next day and I haven't yet got around to opening up the box to check dust possibility.	Guest (0)
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