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I just upgraded a computer in my house and i notice the floppy drive isn't working:

1) I checked in the bios and it is enabled
2) windows xp pro sees it
3) will not read disk in one computer but will in another.

does anyone have any other suggestions?

thanks

What did you upgrade?

I moved my old hard drive, video card and ram over...the floppy didn't work before i moved it over either.

Is it a USB floppy drive? If it is the drivers could be corrupted.

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Originally posted by YourNeibour
the floppy didn't work before i moved it over either

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it may simply be broken then, did you check the cable?

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Originally posted by Bilbo

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Originally posted by YourNeibour
the floppy didn't work before i moved it over either

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it may simply be broken then, did you check the cable?

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Originally posted by YourNeibour
3) will not read disk in one computer but will in another.

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If XP on the PC that can't read from it, try removing and reinstalling the drivers - this should be accomplished by simply removing the disk from the device manager and rebooting.

You may also wish to try creating a boot floppy on another computer, and see if the BIOS can or cannot boot to it. If the BIOS cannot boot this disk then it is likely some sort of low-level error with the floppy controller on your motherboard.

Not trying to sound harsh or rude or anything, but who actually uses floppy drives anymore. I've never used a floppy disk in my life, 1) cos they're too small for anything and 2) my computer doesnt even have a floppy drive

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Originally posted by Jimbo
Not trying to sound harsh or rude or anything, but who actually uses floppy drives anymore.

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I Do.....

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If the floppy is not an usb, then make sure you've connected the floppy to the proper connector. Usually there are two connectors on a floppy cable. Try using the other connector if Windows fails to read. Also mind the possible jumpers on the floppy drive. And check the bios settings (eg: if you only have one floppy, make sure that drive A is selected and drive B is disabled).

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Originally posted by andrewdodd13

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Originally posted by Bilbo

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Originally posted by YourNeibour
the floppy didn't work before i moved it over either

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it may simply be broken then, did you check the cable?

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Originally posted by YourNeibour
3) will not read disk in one computer but will in another.

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He said 'disk' not 'disk drive' - In other words saying it's not a broken floppy disk cause it works in another PC, I'm assuming.

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Originally posted by Jimbo
Not trying to sound harsh or rude or anything, but who actually uses floppy drives anymore. I've never used a floppy disk in my life, 1) cos they're too small for anything and 2) my computer doesnt even have a floppy drive

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I use a floppy disk drive. I have a USB one and an internal one.

1) They are not too small for anything. A standard IBM-PC BIOS boot sector is 512-bytes. Of course, this is generally used as a boot loader, however, can come in very handy in rescue situations.

They may be slow, but they're supported on generally all computers (even if your PC doesn't have a floppy drive, its probably because the creators went on the cheap and skimped £5 for the drive and cables - your motherboard will still likely have the connectors) and as I say, very useful.

Of course they're also slow and prone to corruption, but hey.

@vaccination: You could be correct. From the grammar I wasn't sure if "disk" was meant, or "disks". If disk was indeed the case, then the drive could well be buggered.