a: drive isnt working

[Penner]

it doesnt read any of my disks, it always says "please insert a disk"

is there anyway i can fix this

[Disturbed316]

insert a disk?

[Penner]

OMG YOU'RE ****ING FUNNY

[DS]

Yeah I was having the same problem. Still having the same problem with all my other drives as well. Hold on I'll try and remember what I did.

Have you recently unplugged your drive? (Floppy isn't it?)

[Disturbed316]

thanks

you sure its not the disk that is faulty? is it coming up for every disk you try?

[Penner]

ive tried over 20 disks

do you mean unplugged on the inside?

[DS]

Yeah, like the cables inside the computer.

[Penner]

no i dont think so

[DS]

Ok, well I know this sounds stupid but make sure the IDE cable (the big ribbon like cable) is connected to your floppy drive correctly. If that isn't the problem try right clicking on My Computer and going to Properties. From there select the Hardware tab and click Device Manager. In there go double click on the option in the Floppy disk controllers and see if it says the device is working properly. If so close out of that and double click your drive under Floppy disk drives and see if it is working properly. If it is you may need to uninstall your Floppy drive. Right click your drive under Floppy disk drives and click Uninstall. Then restart and see if that fixes it.

Windows XP will reinstall and get you the latest driver. If none of that works come back here and I'll try and figure it out.

[Penner]

it said they were working properly, i uninstalled and restarted and it still doesnt work

[Penner]

i didnt open it to look yet

[DS]

Have you upgraded your computer recently?

[Penner]

no

[DS]

I really can't think of what it might be then. You might try unplugging it from your computer and loading up and then shut down and reconnect. All I can think of doing though.

[Septimus]

#1 if the IDE cable was bad, it wouldnt show the a: drive in the "my computer" section

#2 you have a bad floppy drive, go pick a new one up for 5 bucks.

[asphyXy]

<font color=969696>Who the hell uses floppys these days?</font>

[Silent]

<font color=969696>Who the hell uses floppys these days?</font>

If you're using < Windows XP, you might need one for making a boot disk.

[CREDO]

well if you live in perth australia I have about 5 floppy drives in the shed you could have..

[Penner]

i need to use it to transfer school files to home, just small files

emailing to myself takes too long

[Vega]

does the light on the drive blink when you put a disk in?

[Penner]

no