Hi all, This is my first post. I can usually figure out what is wrong but this one has me stumped.
My secondary machine, if you need the specs I'll post them, or in my profile (second machine). I went to reinstall XP on it well it was going fine then when I had to reboot to finish the install, it went all wrong. It did it's system check, then the BIOS check, then it went to look for the floppy drive like it always has. After a few seconds it said NOT FOUND, and rebooted, It will do that forever. I tried fixing the BIOS, I tried resetting the CMOS, after I tried 3 different floppy drives, and 5 ribbon cables. I thought maybe I screwed something up in the BIOS so I tried flashing it with an updated BIOS but it said floppy failure. The floppy LED lights up, I hear it pop and click like it is trying to work but nothing. Can anyone help? I really need this machine running my family wants to use my machines I am getting tired of beating them with a stick to keep them away from my real machine.
My secondary machine, if you need the specs I'll post them, or in my profile (second machine). I went to reinstall XP on it well it was going fine then when I had to reboot to finish the install, it went all wrong. It did it's system check, then the BIOS check, then it went to look for the floppy drive like it always has. After a few seconds it said NOT FOUND, and rebooted, It will do that forever. I tried fixing the BIOS, I tried resetting the CMOS, after I tried 3 different floppy drives, and 5 ribbon cables. I thought maybe I screwed something up in the BIOS so I tried flashing it with an updated BIOS but it said floppy failure. The floppy LED lights up, I hear it pop and click like it is trying to work but nothing. Can anyone help? I really need this machine running my family wants to use my machines I am getting tired of beating them with a stick to keep them away from my real machine.