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by belya3480

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My floppy drive doesn't work properly (XP platform). I can't read, write or format floppy disks. I tried logging by the safe mode & it worked. So I guess it's a Windows problem. Can you help me with the procedured I should take to accurately diagnose this fault? Thanks a lot for your time.

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by lmon

Make sure that all your cable are wired correclty and inverted inverted, make sure your getting power. Check the BIOS settings to see if you have Floppy enabled. And when booting check to see if it is detecting the Floppy.

You can always buy one they are really cheap now a days.

by dmiles

Click Start-Control Panel-System and Performance,select the Hardware tab,click the Device Manager button,you should select Floppy disk and then use the trouble shooting button to correct the problem to you floppy to insure that controller is installed properly

by thechas

If the floppy works in safe mode, you may have the wrong or an out-of date driver for the chip-set on your motherboard.

Download and install the latest chip-set driver from the motherboard or chip-set manufacture.

Chas

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