My floppy drive doesn'twork

My A drive light has been continously on since the last time my computer was fixed. I didn’t think anything of it, until last night when I tried to access some stuff on a floppy, and realised the drive doesn’t work at all. All it does is say “A drive is not responding” and doesn’t even make a sound like it’s trying to read it.

Is there a simple way I can fix this without needing anyone to do it for me?

There was another few questions I was going to ask about other things, but I can’t remember them at the moment. Stay tuned.

open your case, pull the ribbon cable off the back of the drive and reverse it. the guy got it backwards.
Future Shop again? :laughing:

[quote=“smartass”]My A drive light has been continously on since the last time my computer was fixed. I didn’t think anything of it, until last night when I tried to access some stuff on a floppy, and realised the drive doesn’t work at all. All it does is say “A drive is not responding” and doesn’t even make a sound like it’s trying to read it.

Is there a simple way I can fix this without needing anyone to do it for me?

There was another few questions I was going to ask about other things, but I can’t remember them at the moment. Stay tuned.[/quote]

take the ribbon cable off and turn it around… then it will go off and actually function.

dig the “Wontee-Voigh” $499 Sempron 2200 handlecase system

$569 Sempron 2600 ‘jetengine’

gotta hold that digital still, dontcha.

Nope not Future Shop… Friendly Neighbourhood Computer Guy who shall remain nameless to protect his ego.

did you try what i suggested smartass?

:laughing: floppy drive :laughing:

A guy who stiffed me for $2000 came in the other day wanting me to convert info from a 5 1/4 floppy to a 3 1/2.
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
His ENTIRE invoicing and inventory control system is down!!!
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Can’t do it. Can’t even plug a 3 1/2 floppy into a modern motherboard, the 5" ones is SO obsolete it will cost you $3000 to get the info off of that disk
(shut up and play long)
I HOPE HE GOES FREAKING BROKE!!!
:]: :smiling_imp: :smiling_imp:

Picture time eh?
cough
HAZZAH! my baby

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/ghost3xx/baby%202point0/DSCF0016.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/ghost3xx/baby%202point0/7d9c6de6.jpg

:smiley:

[quote=“Ghost3x”]Picture time eh?
cough
HAZZAH! my baby

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/ghost3xx/baby%202point0/DSCF0016.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/ghost3xx/baby%202point0/7d9c6de6.jpg

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That looks like the system i build at discovery Computer’s IN pg.

I can get really cool cheap cases, but none of the wholesalers i deal with have tubing, cathode lights or even colored fans for add-ons. Been having a good time making these ones with dreadful mother-of-pearl cases w blue burble lites for the little-old-lady crowd here. Kids love the handle cases for LAN parties.
Discovery in PG? Haven’t seen them yet. Are they in the Pine Center, they like malls?

yeah in the pine center mall right across from zeller’s…

Great store great prices go in and talk to rob…

I got a case from them and it broke as soon as I opened the door. : P

you broke the door you DUMBASSS after i brought that case for you and installed every thing you just had to break it didn’t you… DAMIT!