Doesnt Recognize Floppy

Cheverge · 05-30-2009, 11:52 AM

I have a used floppy drive internal that I hooked up to my pc. When I turn the computer on the lite on it lights up and stays on, and when I put a disc in it you can hear it start up, but I cant access it on the computer or anything. Any help will be much appreciated.

**manic** · 05-30-2009, 01:14 PM

If the light stays on you have the cable backwards. You must also have
the twisted pair going into the drive, not to the motherboard.

Cheverge · 05-30-2009, 01:56 PM

I have the twisted pair in the floppy right now. Should I try and turn it around?

**manic** · 05-30-2009, 02:12 PM

Yes I would try that first. #1 on the cable is the red, or white stripe.
Floppy drives have there own set of rules when it comes to cable
placement. If you look closely at the drive,there should be a marking for
#1pin, usually with a #1, or a white arrow. The same with the connector
on the mobo.

Cheverge · 06-04-2009, 02:40 PM

I got it working now, treid the cable the other way and it works, thanks you very much. Now I have another question, I needed the floppy to update bios on my motherboard. Following Abits directions I formated the 1.44 floppy to run ms-dos, and then tried to puf the 5 files from abit on there and there isnt enough room with the files from formatting it? Do I need all the files from formatting it, do I have to get a bigger floppy disc? Thansk again for your help.

**manic** · 06-05-2009, 11:47 AM

Re-read the directions on how to flash bios. Its not in ms-dos, its
in dos, you boot to the floppy. I think you need the file zipped not
expanded, like I said re read the directions. I would not flash the
bios unless I really needed to. No sense in flashing just to be flashing.
To much of a risk if theres a problem.

Cheverge · 06-05-2009, 12:50 PM

I wm redoing the bios per Lindermans help, my bios is a few versions back from the newest one, this is the link Linderman gave me, thats why I was making a ms-dos startup disk, http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/download/guide.php#5 Is there some other way I should being it?

05-30-2009, 11:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cheverge Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 132 OS: XP/Vista	Doesnt Recognize Floppy I have a used floppy drive internal that I hooked up to my pc. When I turn the computer on the lite on it lights up and stays on, and when I put a disc in it you can hear it start up, but I cant access it on the computer or anything. Any help will be much appreciated.

05-30-2009, 01:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,245 OS: xp	Re: Doesnt Recognize Floppy If the light stays on you have the cable backwards. You must also have the twisted pair going into the drive, not to the motherboard. __________________

05-30-2009, 01:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cheverge Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 132 OS: XP/Vista	Re: Doesnt Recognize Floppy I have the twisted pair in the floppy right now. Should I try and turn it around?

05-30-2009, 02:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,245 OS: xp	Re: Doesnt Recognize Floppy Yes I would try that first. #1 on the cable is the red, or white stripe. Floppy drives have there own set of rules when it comes to cable placement. If you look closely at the drive,there should be a marking for #1pin, usually with a #1, or a white arrow. The same with the connector on the mobo. __________________

06-04-2009, 02:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cheverge Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 132 OS: XP/Vista	Re: Doesnt Recognize Floppy I got it working now, treid the cable the other way and it works, thanks you very much. Now I have another question, I needed the floppy to update bios on my motherboard. Following Abits directions I formated the 1.44 floppy to run ms-dos, and then tried to puf the 5 files from abit on there and there isnt enough room with the files from formatting it? Do I need all the files from formatting it, do I have to get a bigger floppy disc? Thansk again for your help.

06-05-2009, 11:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,245 OS: xp	Re: Doesnt Recognize Floppy Re-read the directions on how to flash bios. Its not in ms-dos, its in dos, you boot to the floppy. I think you need the file zipped not expanded, like I said re read the directions. I would not flash the bios unless I really needed to. No sense in flashing just to be flashing. To much of a risk if theres a problem. __________________

06-05-2009, 12:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cheverge Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 132 OS: XP/Vista	Re: Doesnt Recognize Floppy I wm redoing the bios per Lindermans help, my bios is a few versions back from the newest one, this is the link Linderman gave me, thats why I was making a ms-dos startup disk, http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/download/guide.php#5 Is there some other way I should being it?