I would try to pin down if it was a "Windows" problem or a hardware
problem by going getting a BootDisk image for your OS and trying that.
(You get a file and run it, and it makes a new bootdisk floppy for you.)
The www.freepctech.com page is:
http://www.freepctech.com/pc/002/files010.shtml
and your choice would be: MS Windows 98 & 98SE
ftp://ftp.fluidlight.com/pub/nospin_files/WIN98SE.exe

If this disk does not work, it looks more like software problems.

Let the list know how you make out.                Rick Glazier

CC: Offlist
From: "Kenwyn Snell" <[log in to unmask]>
> My floppy drive began to make mechanical noises and was unable to boot
> any floppy disks. It sometimes failed to read diskettes. I have changed
> it and it works fine except that I am unable to boot from the new drive
> also. I get  message "error 0x80".
> Boot first from drive A is enabled in the BIOS.

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