That's too odd. Did you check the pins on the motherboard side to make sure one isn't bent/broken. It's usually hard to see unless you really look. Of course the cable is always suspect.
MRW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Burke, Thomas G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:16 PM Subject: RE: WOT - Floppy problems > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > No, but I put a different floppy in the machine with the same effect. > Seems odd, though, 'cuz it worked before. I have a 3rd floppy, > maybe I'll try it to ferret out 2 bad floppies. > > - -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Wafkowski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: WOT - Floppy problems > > > More likely the fd went bad...did you test it in another pc? > > Mike Wafkowski > - ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Burke, Thomas G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:55 AM > Subject: WOT - Floppy problems > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hey gang, > > > > This is WOT - involves floppies & Win98, but thought someone out > > there might have some insights. > > > > I recently reinstalled Win98 on an older box, and after all > > software & such was back on, I noticed that the floppy no longer > > worked. The activity light does not come on during initial boot, > > but if I try to access it, the ligt comes on & runs a while before > > WinBlows tells me that the device is not ready. > > > > The floppy is turned on in the bios, & is in the boot order, but > > the machine will not boot from floppy. I have R^2 the floppy & the > > cable, but neither has affected the problem. Is there some > > interrupt sharing that will hose thie floppy, or is something > > screwed on my > > mobo? > > > > Thanks, > > Tom > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: PGP Personal Privacy 6.5.3 > > > > iQA/AwUBPig1WNPjBkUEZx5AEQJrIACfWYsn49i+kcYE5VyMStI5f+pauloAoMs7 > > 7SlRlUDbi8TPI2O1Ky4+27Ma > > =n9PR > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > - --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.435 / Virus Database: 244 - Release Date: 12/30/02 > > > > - -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP Personal Privacy 6.5.3 > > iQA/AwUBPig6KNPjBkUEZx5AEQLDuQCfbp/qpexY/QA+ujIV71p2gUmKhmYAn2jV > bI3TrmtxPOPmB7cYlH5WDzg9 > =6Ql5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.435 / Virus Database: 244 - Release Date: 12/30/02 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list