G'day
You could have a FDD controller problem.
Try another HDD in the machine to verify the rest of the hardware.
Or quicker still, disconnect the HDD & try booting from the FDD.
Cliff Rogers   (Computer Technician)  email  [log in to unmask]
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> I've run into a couple of machines where I can't access the floppy
> drives.   ....