Floppy Drive Problems (continued)

A

 

 

Clean boot:

 

 

 

 

 

Ctrl Alt Del, press

 

 

 

 

 

F5 during boot

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Drive works

 

 

 

 

 

OK?

 

 

 

 

Done

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run short self-

 

 

 

 

 

 

test twice

 

Yes

 

Can

No

Yes

 

No

you swap with known

Drive passes

 

good drive and

 

 

self-test OK?

 

With original OB

cable?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

turned on,

 

 

Suspect software

 

 

connect good

 

 

problem (proceed

 

 

drive and cable

 

 

to B)

 

Done: Suspect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bad drive

 

Yes

Good drive

No

 

 

 

 

 

works OK?

 

 

 

With known good

 

 

With known good

 

OB turned on,

 

 

 

OB turned on,

 

connect original

 

 

 

connect original

 

drive and cable

 

 

 

drive and cable

 

Yes

Original drive

No

Yes

Original drive

No

 

works OK?

 

 

 

 

 

works OK?

 

Suspect software

Original drive or

Original OB base

 

Suspect software

problem

 

cable bad

unit bad

 

problem

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