Floppy Disk Drive Refuses to work

Jubi23

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The computer reconigizes the flopyy drive is there, but when i double click on it, to read the disk, it says please insert a disk into the floppy drive.
so i'm thinking my floppy drive is shot, so i grab one from another computer, and it does the same exact thing
someone please help
 

Jubi23

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BTW, i have drived uninstalling the drive in device manager and restarting and letting windows reinstall it, but that didnt work either
 

MrChad

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Try re-orienting the floppy cable. 90 percent of the time this is the reason why a floppy drive isn't working.
 

UsandThem

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Originally posted by: MrChad
Try re-orienting the floppy cable. 90 percent of the time this is the reason why a floppy drive isn't working.

Also, make sure the power cord is on right.