- Nov 20, 2001
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I just took out a floppy drive from my old computer and connected it using an IDE cable to my new computer. However, when i turn on the computer, the floppy does not work. When i go to windows explorer, the drive is not seen. But when i click on add new hardware it is found and there seems to be no conflicts with it. Also, the light on the floppy is always on and when there is a disk in the drive it tries to read it but it just makes a clicking noise. The bottom of the floppy does spin when it tries to read though.
This must mean that the IDE cable is not properly hooked up i guess? I put the part that looks like it is ripped into the floppy drive connector making sure that i kept the red ribbon on the left side when looking at the back of the drive. Could there be a problem in the connection with the motherboard. I see that the connector on the motherboard is missing two adjacent pins and i count 18 rows instead of the 17 that there are supposed to be.
Please Help
THANKS
This must mean that the IDE cable is not properly hooked up i guess? I put the part that looks like it is ripped into the floppy drive connector making sure that i kept the red ribbon on the left side when looking at the back of the drive. Could there be a problem in the connection with the motherboard. I see that the connector on the motherboard is missing two adjacent pins and i count 18 rows instead of the 17 that there are supposed to be.
Please Help
THANKS