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floppy disk(s) fail (40), error code at boot up
kirrgang
post Jun 9 2005, 09:50 AM
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Getting this error code at boot up
floppy disk(s) fail (40)
Hard disk light stays on
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Murray S.
post Jun 9 2005, 10:21 AM
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Howdy and welcome to G2G:

Does the floppy light stay on as well??

Three main causes for this..

1: Bad or improperly connected cable..
2: Bad floppy
3: Bad motherboard connection!!

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