floppy drive won't stop

bluetailfly3 · 07-17-2003, 06:01 PM

My A: drive (floppy drive) is constantly running.I have run norton and avg with no viruses being reported at all.However, my I can't get my a: drive to stop running.Here are some specs if that helps at all.

winxp, thunderbird 1 gig on k7a board, standard floppy plug and play floppy drive( don't remember the brand).

I have tried disabling it through device manager and it still runs.Device manager shows it as running properly.

john80y · 07-17-2003, 06:20 PM

By runs do you mean the light is on all the time or its constantly trying to read a floppy disk even if one is not in the drive ?

Kungfucious · 07-17-2003, 06:38 PM

try checking the link cables..

cpugeniusmv · 07-17-2003, 06:40 PM

shut down the system and turn it back on?

bluetailfly3 · 07-18-2003, 02:55 AM

By runs, the light is on, and it sounds like it is constantly running.already tried shutting down the system and turning it back on, and I checked the cables but I will give them another look see.

bluetailfly3 · 07-20-2003, 01:07 PM

Checked connections, and everything is in order.Floppy drive is still on or atleast the light is always on.Any suggestions?

RipperRoo · 07-20-2003, 11:53 PM

if the light is always on, means the cable has been put on backwards, try turning it round so the red stripe down the side of the ribbon is on the oposite side to where it is atm.

igalan · 07-21-2003, 07:55 AM

Format a disk with MS-DOS files to boot from it. Boot from the floppy. If it works, then your floppy is ok, and if the light is off, then the problem is software.

BTW, it's not a good idea to have two antivirus running at the same time. First it's a resource hog, and second, one interferes the other (if you scan for viruses with one antivirus, the other will block the infected files, so they can not be repaired, and problems like this).

07-17-2003, 06:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
bluetailfly3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 367	floppy drive won't stop My A: drive (floppy drive) is constantly running.I have run norton and avg with no viruses being reported at all.However, my I can't get my a: drive to stop running.Here are some specs if that helps at all. winxp, thunderbird 1 gig on k7a board, standard floppy plug and play floppy drive( don't remember the brand). I have tried disabling it through device manager and it still runs.Device manager shows it as running properly.

07-17-2003, 06:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
john80y Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 261	By runs do you mean the light is on all the time or its constantly trying to read a floppy disk even if one is not in the drive ? __________________

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Kungfucious mediatechie.com Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 809	try checking the link cables.. __________________ http://mediatechie.com Leave me a message in my shoutbox! ... would appreciate the feedback! thanks people!

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RipperRoo AdMiN oF RoCk! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: uk Posts: 2,080	if the light is always on, means the cable has been put on backwards, try turning it round so the red stripe down the side of the ribbon is on the oposite side to where it is atm. __________________ PcTechtalk.com Admin A7V8X xp2600 Barton SLK 97U, GeForce FX 5700, 1GB 2700DDR Ram Sony DVD -R/+R/RW, SB Live 5.1 Digital, 1 x 30gb 3 x 200GB 2x120GB 1 x 250GB HDD'S, 19" TFT Epson R265 HP NX6125 Laptop 1gb memory http://www.minotaur-computers.co.uk/

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07-17-2003, 06:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
cpugeniusmv Computer Genius Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 291	shut down the system and turn it back on?

07-18-2003, 02:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
bluetailfly3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 367	By runs, the light is on, and it sounds like it is constantly running.already tried shutting down the system and turning it back on, and I checked the cables but I will give them another look see.

07-20-2003, 01:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
bluetailfly3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 367	Checked connections, and everything is in order.Floppy drive is still on or atleast the light is always on.Any suggestions?

07-21-2003, 07:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
igalan PCTT Articles Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Barcelona, SPAIN Posts: 1,018	Format a disk with MS-DOS files to boot from it. Boot from the floppy. If it works, then your floppy is ok, and if the light is off, then the problem is software. BTW, it's not a good idea to have two antivirus running at the same time. First it's a resource hog, and second, one interferes the other (if you scan for viruses with one antivirus, the other will block the infected files, so they can not be repaired, and problems like this).