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Can't Update BIOS with new build
Built my new computer yesterday (thanks for all the help, folks) but
now have a big problem. I have a Gigabyte 8KNXP motherboard and as the first thing to do want to get into the BIOS to update it to the newest version. Got into the BIOS update utility and hit F8 to update the BIOS as the instructions say to do...with the floppy disc in I kept getting a message that says Access Floppy Disc Error while the disc makes a clicking sound when I try to update. At first the green disc light was on the whole time even though it was hooked up the right way according to the directions....nonetheless flipped the floppy cable into every possible orientation and the same thing kept happening...those 'this drive is dying' type clicks! So I figured my floppy drive was dead...it was an ALPS OEM drive from newegg.com. So I run out to CompUSA and buy a brand new $25 Sony floppy drive and plug it in. Now the light isn't on except when it tries to access the disc..but the same problem, the drive makes multiple clicking sounds as if it is trying to read the disc but can't when I try to update the BIOS. So, seems unlikely that it is 2 dead drives in a row. And I tried it with multiple different discs, all of which work in my other computer. I even bought another floppy cable and tried that, but no luck. Any ideas...and please, please don't tell me its a bad motherboard..that would be bad. The wierd thing that makes me think it isn't the motherboard is that the drive does try to access the disc but can't and makes this wierd clicking sound..both of them did that. Any ideas??????????? AHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Howard |
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1. Check the orientation of your floppy cable.
It should have the red stripe to Pin 1 on both the motherboard and the floppy. 2. Check in the bios to make sure you have not set the floppy drive to Mode 3. Mode 3 is for Japanese compatibility. 3. Check you are plugin the floppy into the correct cable connector. old style cable had various connectors on and could connect 2 floppy drives. The drive needs to be in the end connector. 4. Check in the bios and make sure you have the Default floppy configuration. Normally the cable has a Twist before the end connector. You can use short cables without the twist, but to use them you need to select the Swap floppy drive option in the bios. (Drive B becomes A - so no twist is needed. I cut the ends off the cables and set this to use shorter cables....) If in doubt, compare how the cable is oriented at both ends on your other system. Perhaps test the drive in the other system or use the drive from your other system... Did you follow instructions and in the BIOS, Load Setup Defaults first time you powered on the machine? If not, review what BIOS chagnes you have made (or note their current settings) and load them now. HTH - Tim "Howard" wrote in message om... Built my new computer yesterday (thanks for all the help, folks) but now have a big problem. I have a Gigabyte 8KNXP motherboard and as the first thing to do want to get into the BIOS to update it to the newest version. Got into the BIOS update utility and hit F8 to update the BIOS as the instructions say to do...with the floppy disc in I kept getting a message that says Access Floppy Disc Error while the disc makes a clicking sound when I try to update. At first the green disc light was on the whole time even though it was hooked up the right way according to the directions....nonetheless flipped the floppy cable into every possible orientation and the same thing kept happening...those 'this drive is dying' type clicks! So I figured my floppy drive was dead...it was an ALPS OEM drive from newegg.com. So I run out to CompUSA and buy a brand new $25 Sony floppy drive and plug it in. Now the light isn't on except when it tries to access the disc..but the same problem, the drive makes multiple clicking sounds as if it is trying to read the disc but can't when I try to update the BIOS. So, seems unlikely that it is 2 dead drives in a row. And I tried it with multiple different discs, all of which work in my other computer. I even bought another floppy cable and tried that, but no luck. Any ideas...and please, please don't tell me its a bad motherboard..that would be bad. The wierd thing that makes me think it isn't the motherboard is that the drive does try to access the disc but can't and makes this wierd clicking sound..both of them did that. Any ideas??????????? AHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Howard |
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Tim..thanks for your response...I have been struggling wioth this for
two days, but have figured out the problem. The solution makes me feel like a complete idiot but I will post it here on the chance that it might be of asistance to someone else. My floppy drive was mounted behind an aluminum bezel to let it match the case. It did not appear that the bezel was pressing the drive eject button at all and certainly, when inserted, the floppy disc both seated and ejected seemingly normally. However, someone suggested to me that even though it seemed OK, having the drive mounted too close to the bezel can be a problem. So I moved it back another 1/4 inch...it looked exactly the same and the disc inserted and ejected exactly the same way...but now it worked perfectly. I guess just a small amount of pressure on the drive eject button can cause a problem even if the disc seemingly seats and ejects well. At least I caught it before I declared the motherboard as the problem, as I had absolutely tried everything else. Howard |
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