Floppy Drive Disk Format problems.

[Gankutsuou]

Well, I just installed my floppy drive on my new computer and I got some problem with it.

I can't format my disc with it, but I can use already formated disk. I thought that it could be my floppy controller, but more I think about it, maybe I got a bad drive.

I use windows XP pro SP2 and I use 2 SATA in NTSF. My floppy is FAT only. I believe that both are compatible if I can transfer stuff from one to the other (I use Fat disk from my other computer having an IDE drive in Fat also).

Sincerely, I don't know what it is. Any help would be great.

 

[jkoon]

What does it say when you try to format a disk?

(although my first guess is that yes the drive is probably not working properly).

 

[lenjack]

Is the disk write protected?

 

[CrispyFried]

When that happens to me (reads disks OK but cant format) it been a drive on the way out. Or maybe just dirty.

 

[Gankutsuou]

Originally posted by: jkoon
What does it say when you try to format a disk?

(although my first guess is that yes the drive is probably not working properly).

It only says "Windows wasn't able to format the disk".

 

[Gankutsuou]

Originally posted by: lenjack
Is the disk write protected?

Not at all, I can transfer stuff when the disk is not empty. If it's empty, I need to format it and, at this moment, I can't use it.

 

[Gankutsuou]

Originally posted by: CrispyFried
When that happens to me (reads disks OK but cant format) it been a drive on the way out. Or maybe just dirty.

I will inform my retailler about this. I presume the same, but the drive is brand new and only a few days old. I didn't even try to use it for other means than testing.