I had a problem like this once after working on my PC.  A bundle of
cable had gotten pushed against the bottom of the drive tight enough
that it could not turn.  After freeing that up, it worked fine again.

----- Original Message -----
From: Philippe J Beaulieu <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Drive A problem


> In a message dated 06/06/2000 4:49:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > . Try swapping it with a known good drive if possible.
> >  2. Also try to boot from the floppy.
> >  3. Scan your system with the latest Virus Software. Sounds like you
may
> have
> > a
> >  version of the Anti-Cmos Virus if the drive checks out OK.
> >  4. Check all cables to the drive in question.
> >
> Hi I did a complete virus scan with two seperate programs, checked the
> cables,don't have another floppy drive to swap out. and when i put a
floppy
> in, and try to access drive, the green light runs for a bit then goes
out and
> I get a  "device not ready error"

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