Tony and Tom,


Thanks for the quick and helpful responses.  Making the recommended change in the BIOS settings solved my problem.  Thanks again.


Terrence

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Mayer [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 4:53 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] 5.25" Floppy Drive???

Two things:

First - from your System devices, uninstall the Floppy Drive.

Then, restart your computer and enter the BIOS setup.  The first screen
will be something like Basic BIOS Settings.  Towards the bottom of that,
you will see an entry for your floppy drive.  Make sure to set that to be
3-1/2" 1.44 Drive.  Then, exit the BIOS setup, making sure to save your
settings and restart your machine.  Windows should see and install the
correct drive upon restart.


Tony Mayer
Sysop
The Magic FunHouse BBS
http://bbs.magicom.net


>Hello Readers,
>
>            I recently come across an old Dell Dimension P133v.  My
>problem, whenever I attempt to install a document from a floppy (HD 1.44
>MB), I receive the error "This disk is not formatted, would you like to
>format it now".  I know for a fact there is nothing wrong with the
>diskette itself (I've used it several times on other workstations)  After
>opening the MY COMPUTER shortcut on the Windows 98 desktop, I notice the
>Floppy Drive is labeled "A: drive 5 ¼" and the capacity is only 360 KB.
>What's odd, the floppy drive itself can physically only accept a 3 ½ inch
>diskette.  I replace the Floppy drive with a known good 3 ½ inch Floppy
>drive and receive the same results.  Is this a Disk Controller limitation
>or am I overlooking something obvious?  Thanks in advance.
>
>
>Terrence

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