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

#514
From: Dave
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 03:09
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Make up thy mind.  Is it backwards or not?

--
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.

"aftab" <globe@globe.homechoice.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3b2b8eb0@news1.homechoice.co.uk...
> 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
> news:vKJW6.87772$qc.11109528@news1.rdc1.va.home.com...
> > 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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