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modena
03-23-2002, 04:53 PM
I moved my computer to a new case and hooked everything up. However I am having one problem, my floppy drive doesnt work. The green light turns on but stays on and wont detect disks. Please help, as i need to use it tonite. THANKS!
i6s1
03-23-2002, 06:27 PM
Do you have the cable upside down? Red line goes towards the power cord, opposite HD and CD. (usually)
zero2dash
03-23-2002, 09:01 PM
Originally posted by i6s1
Do you have the cable upside down? Red line goes towards the power cord, opposite HD and CD. (usually)

That's your problem...as i6s1 said...your floppy cable has to be upside down then. When the light is on and does not turn off like that, that's pretty much the drive's way of telling you to flip the cable around and reconnect it. :thumb:
modena
03-23-2002, 11:22 PM
Ok thanks guys, I got it figured out....just a simple mistake on my part!:)
assnips
03-24-2002, 06:15 AM
which was....

im having the same problem

tell us
modena
03-24-2002, 11:20 AM
I had to flip the fdc input in to the floppy drive upside down.
Dave_7
03-24-2002, 12:24 PM
That one gets me every time. Without fail.



Dave.
spigidygak
03-24-2002, 05:54 PM
Originally posted by Dave_7
That one gets me every time. Without fail.



Dave.

Yeah, that gets me almost as bad as connecting the power, reset, hd light, etc cords onto the mobo.
Dave_7
03-24-2002, 07:45 PM
Originally posted by spigidygak


Yeah, that gets me almost as bad as connecting the power, reset, hd light, etc cords onto the mobo.


Ha! Yeah, there's nothing like that sinking feeling when you go to power it up for the first time and... [silence].




Dave.