Floppy drive won't work

I have a new computer with an MSI K7N2G-L motherboard
(Nvidia NForce2 chipset) and an Athlon XP 2600+ CPU.
I installed a brand new Samsung floppy disk drive ordered
from newegg, but it didn't work. I shifted the floppy to my
old Dell Dimension T700 and it worked there. I then put
the old Dell floppy in the new case and tested with the MSI
motherboard. That worked fine. But, using the same cables, the
Samsung would not work. Windows XP reports a timeout. Linux
(Redhat 9.0) reports a whole slew of errors.

I thought maybe some timing on the drive was just slightly off and
sent it back to newegg, who sent me another one (same Samsung
model but different serial number - so it's a different physical drive.)
But that won't work either. It gets the same errors.

I have no problem tossing the drive. It only cost $7.00, but I don't
want to order another one unless I have some hope of it working.

Yes, yes, I know I can get along without a floppy. But it is a
convenience. I'd like to get it working if I can.

Has anyone got any ideas here - either to make the Samsung work
or to recommend a floppy known to work with this motherboard?

Thanks.

"Alan Meyer" wrote in message
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I have a new computer with an MSI K7N2G-L motherboard
(Nvidia NForce2 chipset) and an Athlon XP 2600+ CPU.
I installed a brand new Samsung floppy disk drive ordered
from newegg, but it didn't work. I shifted the floppy to my
old Dell Dimension T700 and it worked there. I then put
the old Dell floppy in the new case and tested with the MSI
motherboard. That worked fine. But, using the same cables, the
Samsung would not work. Windows XP reports a timeout. Linux
(Redhat 9.0) reports a whole slew of errors.

I thought maybe some timing on the drive was just slightly off and
sent it back to newegg, who sent me another one (same Samsung
model but different serial number - so it's a different physical drive.)
But that won't work either. It gets the same errors.

I have no problem tossing the drive. It only cost $7.00, but I don't
want to order another one unless I have some hope of it working.

Yes, yes, I know I can get along without a floppy. But it is a
convenience. I'd like to get it working if I can.

Has anyone got any ideas here - either to make the Samsung work
or to recommend a floppy known to work with this motherboard?

Thanks.



Have you tried the Floppy cable the other way round on this drive?
Maybe it does not have standard i/o - worth a try.

Sure, try to change the floppy cable round. I`ve got the Samsung floppy too
and first pin from the left side should be connected with labelled wire of
floppy cable. It can be done incorrect already.

"James" wrote in message
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"Alan Meyer" wrote in message
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I have a new computer with an MSI K7N2G-L motherboard
(Nvidia NForce2 chipset) and an Athlon XP 2600+ CPU.
I installed a brand new Samsung floppy disk drive ordered
from newegg, but it didn't work. I shifted the floppy to my
old Dell Dimension T700 and it worked there. I then put
the old Dell floppy in the new case and tested with the MSI
motherboard. That worked fine. But, using the same cables, the
Samsung would not work. Windows XP reports a timeout. Linux
(Redhat 9.0) reports a whole slew of errors.

I thought maybe some timing on the drive was just slightly off and
sent it back to newegg, who sent me another one (same Samsung
model but different serial number - so it's a different physical drive.)
But that won't work either. It gets the same errors.

I have no problem tossing the drive. It only cost $7.00, but I don't
want to order another one unless I have some hope of it working.

Yes, yes, I know I can get along without a floppy. But it is a
convenience. I'd like to get it working if I can.

Has anyone got any ideas here - either to make the Samsung work
or to recommend a floppy known to work with this motherboard?

Thanks.



Have you tried the Floppy cable the other way round on this drive?
Maybe it does not have standard i/o - worth a try.

James,

Is that really safe? I don't know the pinouts on the floppy cables, but I'm
leery of turning it around. I've never heard of anything like that. Have
you
done it? Did it make a failed floppy work? Did it make a working floppy
fail? Did it have no effect?

Thanks.

Alan

"Alan Meyer" wrote in message
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"James" wrote in message
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"Alan Meyer" wrote in message
...
I have a new computer with an MSI K7N2G-L motherboard
(Nvidia NForce2 chipset) and an Athlon XP 2600+ CPU.
I installed a brand new Samsung floppy disk drive ordered
from newegg, but it didn't work. I shifted the floppy to my
old Dell Dimension T700 and it worked there. I then put
the old Dell floppy in the new case and tested with the MSI
motherboard. That worked fine. But, using the same cables, the
Samsung would not work. Windows XP reports a timeout. Linux
(Redhat 9.0) reports a whole slew of errors.

I thought maybe some timing on the drive was just slightly off and
sent it back to newegg, who sent me another one (same Samsung
model but different serial number - so it's a different physical
drive.)
But that won't work either. It gets the same errors.

I have no problem tossing the drive. It only cost $7.00, but I don't
want to order another one unless I have some hope of it working.

Yes, yes, I know I can get along without a floppy. But it is a
convenience. I'd like to get it working if I can.

Has anyone got any ideas here - either to make the Samsung work
or to recommend a floppy known to work with this motherboard?

Thanks.



Have you tried the Floppy cable the other way round on this drive?
Maybe it does not have standard i/o - worth a try.

James,

Is that really safe? I don't know the pinouts on the floppy cables, but
I'm
leery of turning it around. I've never heard of anything like that. Have
you
done it? Did it make a failed floppy work? Did it make a working floppy
fail? Did it have no effect?

Thanks.

Alan



I have done it and seen it done (by accident) many times with no ill
effect - but even if you do get in ill effect (which I dought) then ditch
the drive - it won't hurt your motherboard if thats what you are thinking

Hi Alan!

"Alan Meyer" wrote in message
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I have a new computer with an MSI K7N2G-L motherboard
(Nvidia NForce2 chipset) and an Athlon XP 2600+ CPU.
I installed a brand new Samsung floppy disk drive ordered
from newegg, but it didn't work. I shifted the floppy to my
old Dell Dimension T700 and it worked there. I then put
the old Dell floppy in the new case and tested with the MSI
motherboard. That worked fine. But, using the same cables, the
Samsung would not work. Windows XP reports a timeout. Linux
(Redhat 9.0) reports a whole slew of errors.

I thought maybe some timing on the drive was just slightly off and
sent it back to newegg, who sent me another one (same Samsung
model but different serial number - so it's a different physical drive.)
But that won't work either. It gets the same errors.

I have no problem tossing the drive. It only cost $7.00, but I don't
want to order another one unless I have some hope of it working.

Yes, yes, I know I can get along without a floppy. But it is a
convenience. I'd like to get it working if I can.

Has anyone got any ideas here - either to make the Samsung work
or to recommend a floppy known to work with this motherboard?

Thanks.

Is the green Led on the floppy drive lit all the time?

If so, you have the floppy flat ribbon connected backwards. Reverse it.
Light should only be on when you are reading or writing to a floppy disk.