Re: Floppy Error

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From: sdy
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:00

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I am currently having the same problem :

Floppy disk fails error(s) 40 on my asus P2B motherboard.
The same drive works fine on my older pentium.

The floppy drive is a Sony MPF 420-1

Any help appreciated.

Patrick.


 > Try a different power connector on it. Those small plugs are'nt as
>reliable as the
>large ones. I've had this trouble before and sometimes just twisting the
>power
>lead on an angle will help.
>MarZ wrote in message <35CC0BD0.799F1B49@golden.net.au>...
>Hi All,
> Hope I'm in the right group.
>
>I have suddenly been geting an " A:\ drive not accessable message".
>I have checked the drive on another PC and all is well.
>Win 95 Display/Device Manager says all is O.K. too. No conflicts no
>nothing. Can anyone shed some light on the subject as to why my Floppy
>is not reading.
>On boot-up I get the message.. Floppy disk Fail (40). If thats any
>help.
>thanks in advance.
>Please email replies...
>

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