Floppy Disk Drive Problem

Hi,

Ive just replaced my floppy disk after the old one died. Now I have this
problem where the drive is is recognised by the 'whirring sound' prior to
post, but it will not boot to a floppy or be operational in windows.

The bios is configured to boot to a floppy first as it was with the pevious
drive. After posting it sits on a 'updating dmi pool' screen while it looks
for something in the floppy to boot to with the floppy light lit up. It
stays like this for a few seconds and then gives up and boots to windows.

Windows sees the floppy a: drive under file explorer, and under control
panel the floppy drive and the floppy drive controller are both seen without
any problems.

Trying to access a disk that I know has data on it within windows comes up
with a 'insert disk into a:' error. Ive tried other disks as well.

Ive swapped cables and this doesnt seem to be the problem.

The drive doesnt seem to be a problem as it is accessed but cant seem to
read data.

I havent changed any bios settings and Im 100% sure its plugged in
correctly.

Can someone please help?

Thanks in advance

Eyman

"Eyman" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Ive just replaced my floppy disk after the old one died. Now I have this
problem where the drive is is recognised by the 'whirring sound' prior to
post, but it will not boot to a floppy or be operational in windows.

The bios is configured to boot to a floppy first as it was with the
pevious
drive. After posting it sits on a 'updating dmi pool' screen while it
looks
for something in the floppy to boot to with the floppy light lit up. It
stays like this for a few seconds and then gives up and boots to windows.

Windows sees the floppy a: drive under file explorer, and under control
panel the floppy drive and the floppy drive controller are both seen
without
any problems.

Trying to access a disk that I know has data on it within windows comes up
with a 'insert disk into a:' error. Ive tried other disks as well.

Ive swapped cables and this doesnt seem to be the problem.

The drive doesnt seem to be a problem as it is accessed but cant seem to
read data.

I havent changed any bios settings and Im 100% sure its plugged in
correctly.


Maybe your old drive is still good
but the problem is with the floppy controller.

"Eyman" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Ive just replaced my floppy disk after the old one died. Now I have this
problem where the drive is is recognised by the 'whirring sound' prior to
post, but it will not boot to a floppy or be operational in windows.

The bios is configured to boot to a floppy first as it was with the pevious
drive. After posting it sits on a 'updating dmi pool' screen while it looks
for something in the floppy to boot to with the floppy light lit up. It
stays like this for a few seconds and then gives up and boots to windows.

Windows sees the floppy a: drive under file explorer, and under control
panel the floppy drive and the floppy drive controller are both seen without
any problems.

Trying to access a disk that I know has data on it within windows comes up
with a 'insert disk into a:' error. Ive tried other disks as well.

Ive swapped cables and this doesnt seem to be the problem.

The drive doesnt seem to be a problem as it is accessed but cant seem to
read data.

I havent changed any bios settings and Im 100% sure its plugged in
correctly.

Can someone please help?

Thanks in advance

Eyman
might check and see if the bios has the right drive type selected for
example 1.44MB 3.5inch.