Help with floppy drive!

CowboyJMB · 03-16-2006, 07:00 PM

Ok, so I just got a 5 1/4 floppy drive. When the computer is on though, the drive makes a humming noise. Why? Do I have it hooked up incorrectly?

03-16-2006, 08:46 PM

I believe its an age thing. Is it normally reading disks and properly functioning ?

CowboyJMB · 03-16-2006, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by PurpleSky

I believe its an age thing. Is it normally reading disks and properly functioning ?

Could be age. Anyhow, I just got the thing off of ebay, and I don't have disks to test it out with yet (I will be getting them on the weekend.) So is it normal for the drive itself to spin without a disk in it?

03-16-2006, 08:54 PM

You may need to clean it with some air and exemine the slot to see if anything is in there. Do you have softwares requiring a 5 1/4 drive ?

CowboyJMB · 03-16-2006, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by PurpleSky

You may need to clean it with some air and exemine the slot to see if anything is in there. Do you have softwares requiring a 5 1/4 drive ?

Yes actually, some games that I want to play. See the machine that the drive is in is my DOS gaming machine. It has been years since I have actually used one of these drives, and I didn't remember it actually spinning and humming when it is idle. I couldn't remember if this was normal or not.

03-16-2006, 09:12 PM

I dont remember mine being silent :D

Magical · 03-17-2006, 12:18 AM

normally floppy disks will make a slight hickup or hum yours is proabably more noticeble because you have used it well.

CowboyJMB · 03-17-2006, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Magical

normally floppy disks will make a slight hickup or hum yours is proabably more noticeble because you have used it well.

Yes, but the fact is, there are no floppies in the drive.

CowboyJMB · 03-19-2006, 04:31 PM

Ok, I have tried every which way... I tried different floppy cables, and I even tried putting disks in it, but the drive still spins when there is nothing in it. It does not read the disks I put in either. :(

CowboyJMB · 03-19-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CowboyJMB

Ok, I have tried every which way... I tried different floppy cables, and I even tried putting disks in it, but the drive still spins when there is nothing in it. It does not read the disks I put in either. :(

Scratch that, it does read disks, I had to configure it in the bios. So the drive does work. What I need confirmed though is this and then I am done:

IS IT NORMAL FOR THE CIRCLE PLATE ON THE BOTTOM TO SPIN WHEN THERE IS NOTHING IN THE DRIVE?

03-16-2006, 07:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
CowboyJMB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CowboyJMB@PA Posts: 117 OS: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	Help with floppy drive! Ok, so I just got a 5 1/4 floppy drive. When the computer is on though, the drive makes a humming noise. Why? Do I have it hooked up incorrectly?

03-16-2006, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	I believe its an age thing. Is it normally reading disks and properly functioning ?

03-16-2006, 08:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	You may need to clean it with some air and exemine the slot to see if anything is in there. Do you have softwares requiring a 5 1/4 drive ?

03-16-2006, 09:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	I dont remember mine being silent :D

03-19-2006, 04:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
CowboyJMB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CowboyJMB@PA Posts: 117 OS: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	Ok, I have tried every which way... I tried different floppy cables, and I even tried putting disks in it, but the drive still spins when there is nothing in it. It does not read the disks I put in either. :(