These
are some symptoms that may be caused by
the floppy drive. Other components may
also cause these same symptoms, check
the general
diagnosis page for more information.
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|
Symptom
|
Check
Click on underlined items
for further information
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| Indicator light never
goes on |
- Check that the power
connector is properly and securely connected.
- Check that the interface
cable to properly and securely connected
to both the drive and the motherboard.
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| Indicator light never
goes off |
- The interface cable
may be reversed. Check the connection
to the drive and to the motherboard.
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| Drive type mismatch during
boot |
- Check for proper configuration
in CMOS.
- The floppy drive may
need to be replaced.
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| "Invalid media"
or "Track 00 bad" error when formatting |
- The floppy disk may
be defective.
- The drive may not
be properly configured in CMOS.
- You may be using the
wrong floppy disk density for your drive.
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| The same directory is
displayed for different diskettes |
- Refresh the view.
- Reinsert the disk,
making sure it goes in all the way.
- Check that the interface
cable to properly and securely connected
to both the drive and the motherboard.
- The floppy drive may
need to be replaced.
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| "Drive not ready"
error |
- There is no disk in
the floppy drive.
- Reinsert the disk,
making sure it goes in all the way.
- The floppy drive may
need to be replaced.
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| "General failure"
error |
- The disk in the drive
is not formatted.
- You may be using the
wrong floppy disk density for your drive.
- The drive is out of
alignment.
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| "Sector not found"
error |
- The drive is out of
alignment.
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