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> To:            WORD-PC@UFOBI1.UNI-FORST.GWDG.DE
> From:          zjiang@metz.une.edu.au (ZHUHAN JIANG)
> Reply-to:      WORD-PC@ufobi1.uni-forst.gwdg.de
> Subject:       Help on on problem
> Date:          27 Mar 93 01:04:28 GMT
> Organization:  University of New England, Armidale, Australia

> I am having trouble with my 486 PC machine. I was wondering
> if anyone can shed some lights on the matter.
>
> The program is that my two floppy drives (5|1/4 and 3|1/2)
> failed *simultaneously* during a machine-to-machine file
> transfer done by a friend of mine. My PC since ceased to
> read data from either of the floppy disks--screaming
> 'data reading error' for a formated disk and 'general
> reading error' for a unformated disk.
>
> The machine, under DOS 3.3, is working as usual on hard
> disk. But I can neither read or directly reboot from floppy
> drives. I have looked at my CMOS configuration at the
> booting point, the disk configurations are correct.
>
> I firmly believe that the problem lies in software or configurations
> as I can hardly believe that both drives physically failed at
> the same time when no violent physical impact was experienced
> by the PC.
>
> If you have any idea or advice on how to locate the problem of
> my PC properly, please give me some suggestions---big or small,
> complete or incomplete--all of them will be greatly and
> equally appreciated.
>
> Thank you very much for your efforts
>
> Zhuhan

Did the floppy drives get reassigned as a physically non-existant
drive(s)?
Dave
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