Diagnosing an incorrectly installed floppy drive
Drive is not automatically detected. | Usually caused by faulty cables, cables put in |
| backwards or a bad floppy drive or motherboard. |
| Try another floppy drive to verify the problem if |
| the cable is properly installed or try replacing the |
| actual cable. Also check to see if the onboard |
| floppy controller is enabled in the BIOS setup. |
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Drive Fail message at | The cable, floppy drive or motherboard may be |
| faulty. Try another drive or cable to verify. |
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Drive does not power on. | Check power cable and cabling. Maybe a bad |
| power supply or drive cable problem. |
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Drive activity light is constantly on. | Usually signifies that the cable on the drive is on |
| backwards, which is a common issue. Reverse the |
| cable on the floppy drive end and try again. |
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