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Subject:	Re: A drive not accessible
From:	Russ Poffenberger <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 4 Jun 2001 07:02:33 -0700
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"Joel M. Blackman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The BIOS displays it as Drive A, 3.5" 1.44 Mb floppy.  I tried booting to
> the Win 98 startup disk, but it just bypassed it comletely.  If I try to
> access it the LED lights up and it tries to spin, but just goes uh, uh, uh
> like a car with a weak battery.  Device manager says the floppy controller
> is working, both in Windows and in safe mode.

Does the floppy seek at all during POST or boot?

If not, then this might be your problem. I had a system once where Windows
didn't properly detect the floppy drive unless the "Seek floppy drive at boot"
option was turned on in the CMOS settings.


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