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Why won't 5000T recognize 5 1/4 floppy drive?
I wanted to install a 5 1/4" floppy drive in my Presario 5000T so I could
exchange files with my Compaq Deskpro 286, but the machine says nada. I installed a dual channel cable, hooked up both floppy drives, and the went into the BIOS and enabled the B: drive as a 5 1/4" 1.2 meg drive. But, the machine refused to even boot with the 5 1/4" drive attached. It hung on the boot up drive seek routine, no matter what I tried. Put it back stock, and the machine runs just fine now. I did finally solve the problem by getting a 3 1/2" drive installed in the 286 (what a PITA THAT was with no diagnostic disks!) I just wonder why the 5 1/4" wouldn't work in the Presario. Never had this happen before. |
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Just checking:
DId you try the 5.25 by itself? or in the 286 ? You DID check the ID jumper on the 5.25 and set it to be drive ONE ? Or was the floppy cable the kind that reversed the ID via the cable (with a twist) ? "donut" wrote in message ... I wanted to install a 5 1/4" floppy drive in my Presario 5000T so I could exchange files with my Compaq Deskpro 286, but the machine says nada. I installed a dual channel cable, hooked up both floppy drives, and the went into the BIOS and enabled the B: drive as a 5 1/4" 1.2 meg drive. But, the machine refused to even boot with the 5 1/4" drive attached. It hung on the boot up drive seek routine, no matter what I tried. Put it back stock, and the machine runs just fine now. I did finally solve the problem by getting a 3 1/2" drive installed in the 286 (what a PITA THAT was with no diagnostic disks!) I just wonder why the 5 1/4" wouldn't work in the Presario. Never had this happen before. |
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