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ringo711
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_ 		27. April 2005 @ 07:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi small problem with my Floppy disk drive for some reason when i put a disk in to the drive nothing happens, by this i mean when i click on the drive in my computer a box comes up and says please insert a disk into drive A. Any ideas. THANKS
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Rotary
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_ 		27. April 2005 @ 07:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi

try some NEW dofferent floppies
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Nothing here to see, move along folks.

ringo711
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_ 		27. April 2005 @ 07:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have tryed new and old that work fine in my other PC
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heybilly
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_ 		27. April 2005 @ 07:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
y is this in the dvd-r section?
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spacedust
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_ 		27. April 2005 @ 12:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Whats a floppy?

Spacedust
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baabaa
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_ 		27. April 2005 @ 13:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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Whats a floppy?
Sarcasm, I love it.............

This should be posted here http://forums.afterdawn.com/forum_view.cfm/111

Anyway in answer to your question.

Does the light come on, if not check power lead is still connected and also the IDE lead is properly orientated - twist towards the drive end.
Does the drive 'click' when you insert the floppy?
If not, try and really push it in.
failing that it has probably got a damaged mechanism where the micro switch isn't operating to say that there is a floppy in.

Failing that:
Buy a new one.................peanuts nowadays.............
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ringo711
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_ 		27. April 2005 @ 13:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks a lot I give that in the morning, I don't think it's the floppy because I've tryed two so far, so I'll have a look inside
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Nephilim
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_ 		27. April 2005 @ 17:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'll scoot this one over to the appropriate forum :)
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ddp
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_ 		27. April 2005 @ 17:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
take a q-tip & isopropyl alcohol to the head of the drive & let sit for a few minutes before trying to read or write a disk
baabaa, is not an ide cable which has a 40 pin connector but is a floppy cable with 34 pin connector
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baabaa
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_ 		28. April 2005 @ 23:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
LMAO.....cheers ddp.........
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