Re: floppy drive error

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From: DualIP
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 00:00

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On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 03:18:59 GMT, "Steve" <noisseau@yahoo.com> wrote:

>When trying access the floppy drive on nt4 sp5 this error appears: "a:\ is
>not accessible incorrect parameter" if  I "retry" I then get an error
>something like: "unrecognized file system"
>
>swapped out floppy drive with another, same error. Also tried several
>different disks known to work fine on other NT machines.
>
>I know this error has happened to other people but no one seems to know the
>fix.
>
Probably dumb questions , but I've helped cooleagues out with them:
Does the flop function when booted to DOS ?
Does the ribbon cable have a "twist"?

DualIP

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