H hrfcdw Jun 20, 2006 #1 i just had a new motherboard installed and now when i try to use my floppy disk it says please insert a disk into drive A. any thoughts?
i just had a new motherboard installed and now when i try to use my floppy disk it says please insert a disk into drive A. any thoughts?
S swker98 Posts: 1,054 +0 Jun 20, 2006 #2 make sure you pluged in all the wires, power and data, and also make sure that you have 3 1\2 flopy enabled in bios
make sure you pluged in all the wires, power and data, and also make sure that you have 3 1\2 flopy enabled in bios
iss Posts: 1,994 +1 Jun 20, 2006 #3 make sure the floppy cable is connected correctly, it is very easy to hook it up the wrong way.
fastco Posts: 1,075 +2 Jun 20, 2006 #4 If you can see the small writing on the MB, the red line on the cable ALWAYS goes to the #1 spot on the motherboard connector plug. That way you know it's in the right way.
If you can see the small writing on the MB, the red line on the cable ALWAYS goes to the #1 spot on the motherboard connector plug. That way you know it's in the right way.
wolfram Posts: 1,833 +9 Jun 20, 2006 #5 Check that the floppy disk is good. They like to fail A LOT. I have destroyed 3 floppies in 2 days!
