[RESOLVED] HELP: floppy drive error?

[cola8d8]

I'm trying to get a floppy (3.5) to work in a new computer (no OS on HDD). Everytime it starts i get floppy disk fail error 40. What is this?!?!? How do I fix it?

[shawnMt]

Either
1. Drive is bad
2. Disk is bad
3. Drive is plugged in backwards
4. Floppy cable is bad
5. No power to drive
6. Floppy controller is bad

Does the light come on/stay on?

[cordon]

If the light stays on constantly after powerup, the floppy cable is on the wrong way round (I'm always doing this).

I think pin one (the side of the cable with the red dots/line) usually goes towards the metalic cylinder doohicky. Or towards the middle of the drive.... That would explain why I'm always doing it I suppose.

[wbatten]

Check Bios and see if "A" is disabled and "B" is enabled? providing you checked what the others have stated!
wayne



[This message has been edited by wbatten (edited April 21, 2000).]