Unable to Format Floppy Drive...

Wetboots · 12-13-2005, 06:43 AM

Greetings,

I just installed a floppy drive and tried to format a floppy disk with no success. I received the "Windows was unable to complete the format" error.
Running Win XP, SP2. The file system is listed as "FAT". I tried several new disks to avail.

Could it be the drive is no good?

TIA for any input.

**Terrister** · 12-13-2005, 06:53 AM

Can the drive read disk?

Wetboots · 12-20-2005, 12:59 PM

No, it cant read the disks either..

**Terrister** · 12-20-2005, 01:24 PM

If you go to the device manager in the system control panel, what is the status of the floppy drive.

ZDarryl · 12-20-2005, 02:26 PM

Is the green floppy LED on all the time?

My guess is you have the ribbon cable installed upside down. Flip it and you should be fine.....

12-13-2005, 06:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wetboots Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 15 OS: XP	Unable to Format Floppy Drive... Greetings, I just installed a floppy drive and tried to format a floppy disk with no success. I received the "Windows was unable to complete the format" error. Running Win XP, SP2. The file system is listed as "FAT". I tried several new disks to avail. Could it be the drive is no good? TIA for any input.

12-13-2005, 06:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Can the drive read disk? __________________

12-20-2005, 01:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	If you go to the device manager in the system control panel, what is the status of the floppy drive. __________________

12-20-2005, 02:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
ZDarryl Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 256 OS: XP Pro SP2 My System	Is the green floppy LED on all the time? My guess is you have the ribbon cable installed upside down. Flip it and you should be fine..... __________________ 35W Mobile XP2400+(IQYHA Stepping) @ 210x11.5=2415 @ 1.8V w/ Thermalright SP-97 Heatsink \| ABIT NF7-S Rev 2 \| 1GB Dual Channel GeIL Ultra PC4000 @ 2-4-4-7 \| AIW X800XT \| Audigy 2 ZS \| 160GB SATA, 200GB IDE, 250GB USB \| 5 LED Case Fans \| Enermax 470W PSU Spywareblaster \| ScreenShot Program 5655 3DMark05 \| 10784 3DMark03 \| 20978 3DMark01 \|

12-20-2005, 12:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wetboots Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 15 OS: XP	No, it cant read the disks either..