Re: Too good to be true -- floppy light stays on permanently

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From: aftab
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 16:50

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red line on cable leads to pin one this side should line up with pin i on
floppy same goes for motherboard end.

normally written as "1" on the board.

aftab

"Dave" <spamabuse@sprynet.comedy> wrote in message
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> In lieu of your last sentence, what do think is appropriate?
>
> --
> Dave
> Overheard at Windows XP development:
> "Resistance is futile, you will be absorbed."
> e-mail address is bogus...  Reply at newsgroup.
> Place replies at top of your post for continuity.
>
> "Barry Ward" <baz@powerup.com.au> wrote in message
news:3b2af7dc@grissom...
> > This 55 year old "old fart"  put together his firat computer this
morning.
> > A P3-1000 on an ASUS CUSL2-c board.
> >
> > And it worked first time!!! :)
> >
> > Well almost --- the machine starts up fine , I can access BIOS,  -- but
> the
> > Floppy is running permanently and when it tries to boot from the floppy
,
> I
> > get the dreaded "Floppy fail" message .. I think maybe I have connected
> the
> > cable up the wrong way around ???
> >
> > Any advice please/
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > barry
> >
> >
>
>

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