[Webslinger64]

Hey folks,

I installed a floppy drive onto my computer. Seems to be a pretty straight forward job right? Well, after installing the drive, I find the drive will not recognize when I have inserted a floppy disc into it.
The floppy drive is brand new. Installing the drive into the computer was no problem. An IDE came with the new drive when I purchased it. Connected the IDE cable to the mobo and then connected the 4-pin mini-molex for power.
Turned on the computer and the floppy drive LED light is on. Inserted floppy disc, but when I went to the A: drive in My Computer and clicked on it, a small window pops up asking me to insert a floppy disc, but the disk is already in there.

Thoughts, suggestions, something I obviously overlooked?

Thanks,

Greg

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Turned on the computer and the floppy drive LED light is on

does light stay on?
If so then the ribbon is backwards.

[rshaffer61]

Turned on the computer and the floppy drive LED light is on

does light stay on?
If so then the ribbon is backwards.

[Webslinger64]

Turned on the computer and the floppy drive LED light is on

does light stay on?
If so then the ribbon is backwards.

The light was staying on. I flipped the ribbon around and it now works fine. Thanks for the help.

Edited by konakula29er, 08 January 2010 - 03:50 PM.

[rshaffer61]

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