Forum Home
Press F1
 
Thread ID: 12900 2001-11-14 09:29:00 A drive malfunction Guest (0) Press F1
Post ID Timestamp Content User
24507 2001-11-14 09:29:00 my win98 system has decided to lockup or crash every time I access the A Drive. It works perfectly well via DOS and in windows SAFE mode.
Any thoughts on how to identify which driver is mucking things up please.
Guest (0)
24508 2001-11-14 18:33:00 Look in device manager for a start.

Floppy disk controller, make sure there are no exclamation marks.

If all looks ok, remove floppy disk controller, and reboot to reinstall
Guest (0)
24509 2001-11-15 08:30:00 Thanks KO
I have already tried that including removing the device driver (controller) plus removing the actual A drive from the computer, swapping it for another one, and also booting the computer without an A drive. That certainly removed the controller (which never has the exclamation mark beside it i.e. driver is said to be working properly and no conflicts)

The moment I put the A drive back in (any A drive at that) the controller reappears on the device list and is functioning in theory but not in reality.
Guest (0)
1