Floppy drive installation

Question

I installed a Starlogic floppy drive and it does not seem like the computer wants to recognize it completely. I click on F drive and it tells me to insert a disc. I do and nothing happens. Not even an indicator light. Did I install something wrong or is Starlogic not compatable with XP?

chuket · Answer

When you open 'my computer', is there an icon labeled 3Â½ Floppy [A:]? Floppies are assigned A: and B: only, not F:. When you installed the floppy and restarted, windows should recognize it ( plug and play ) and assigned it as the A: drive.

cyber_surfer · Answer

You may have the cable flipped. Try changing the connector 180 degrees at the floppy device end. I had the problem once and read about it in many forums.  I hope that solves your problem.

Troy888 · Answer

There is no A or B showing up in the My Computer area. Any clue as to what is going on. Maybe I got a device that XP will not recognize or there is some secret Dell computer thing I have to do to get this computer to accept and find the floppy drive. Is it possible that my data cable could be bad?

Denny Denham · Answer

Troy888,

Enter the BIOS (press the appropriate key to enter Setup as your system is booting). When you are there set Diskette drive A:\ to the specifications of your new drive. Once it is listed in the BIOS the system should recognize it on bootup.

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