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Started by MarZ
Sat, 08 Aug 1998 00:00
Floppy Error
Author: MarZ
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 00:00
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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...
Re: Floppy Error
Author: Richard RUDEK
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1998 00:00
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MarZ <marmic@golden.net.au> wrote:
>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...
>
Check your BIOS configuration. Chances are that you have the wrong drive
type configured: eg 1.2MB instead of 1.44MB (assuming your A: drive is a
3.5" 1.44MB, of course).
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Re: Floppy Error
Author: Rob Falk
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 00:00
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Have you messed with any cables lately? I recently had the same problem while installing a new harddrive; I needed a power connector, so I unplugged my B: drive - but forgot to disconnect the data cable as well. I had your problem until I realized what I had done & disconnected the ribbon cable. - Rob In article <35cdaadb.7826173@news.zeta.org.au>, x@invalid.zeta.org.au says... > >MarZ <marmic@golden.net.au> wrote: > >>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... >> > >Check your BIOS configuration. Chances are that you have the wrong drive >type configured: eg 1.2MB instead of 1.44MB (assuming your A: drive is a >3.5" 1.44MB, of course). > __ __ _______________________________ > //)) //)) | Richard RUDEK. MicroDek. | Insert sh, ah, >//\\ //\\ | Chatswood, Sydney. Australia. | witty comment here. :) > `-------------------------------'
Re: Floppy Error
Author: Mark Panther
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 00:00
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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... >
Re: Floppy Error
Author: sdy
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:00
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... >
Re: Floppy Error
Author: Privateer
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:00
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when u turn the puter on, does the drive light stay on, if it does, usally means the cable wrong way round on the connecter.
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