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.

 

 

Drive Fail message at boot-up.

The cable, floppy drive or motherboard may be

 

faulty. Try another drive or cable to verify.

 

 

Drive does not power on.

Check power cable and cabling. Maybe a bad

 

power supply or drive cable problem.

 

 

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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