Sounds like the drive is fried.  In the states, they sell
for under $20.  and you can often pull one from an old pc
being discarded by schools, offices, pc repair shops, etc.
In general, the power cord can provide different voltages,
depending on how it is connected.  Connecting it backwards
can zap the device with too much voltage.  Usually, the
power cord and the ribbon cable both have one edge with a
red stripe - they should be next to each other when
connected to most devices.

Brendon Schafer wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> I have a 1.44mb 3.5" floppy drive on my machine.
>
> The little green light stays on. I know that when this happens I have
> connected
> the drive incorrectly to the mobo. Trouble is I must have tried every single
> conceivable connection for the cable, both on the mobno side and the drive
> side.
>
> The connector on the mobo and the cable are fine as I tried another floppy
> drive
> on the same connector with the same cable. I also tried using the B: drive
> connector
> with no success. I even tried changing the power the other way round.
>
> Is it possible that my drive has gone south on me? If not anybody got any
> suggestions for me to try?
>
> Thanks
> Brendon
>
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