Posted: 12/1/2004 2:14:25 PM EDT
Just completed a new build and the *%#*# floppy light stays on! Tried to get around this by: resetting cables, totally unplugging floppy and nothing works. It's seems to be stuck on this drive. Can not get any further into installing an operating system. HELP!  
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It usually means your floppy cable is installed backwards. Make sure the red paint (pin #1) is on the side closet to the power hookup on the floppy. If you've stuck a floppy in the drive while the light is solid, you'll, it usually messes up the floppy disk you had in there. |
That is not always the case with floppy drives. There should be a number 1 on the circuit board for verification. ByteTheBullet (-: |
| Tried flipping the cable(and did flip the whole thing the bird) but not getting the light out. Any, and ALL ideas please. The floppy has a key slot up and down on its frame so I did turn the connector over. Like I said, any and all ideas! Also checked to see if I could plug the power cable flipped but it is keyed. I edit after I read the posts and I guess I need to contact the M/B support. Thanks but keep'm coming, that is if there is more than the cable! |
Ya but the headers on the Mboards have a key for the floppy header to ensure you can't flip it there. The ones that don't have keys are over 5-6 years old. IF your still getting a solid light, your floppy drive is bad or your folppy controller on the Mboard is bad. |
See above. Bad floppy or controller if the cable has been flipped to test for that. Art in KY |
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