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Article #514Re: Too good to be true -- floppy light stays on permanently
From: Dave
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 03:09
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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