floppy isn't recognized

[exitnow]

when i put the cord on the right way, it does nothing, it won't light up even when i put a disk in the drive, when i put the cord on backwards it stays lit, so i know power is getting to the drive, but when i click on the drive in my computer it says that there is no disk. i have tried 2 drives in 2 computers that i set up. what is wrong? if anything works it should be the floppy right? everything else works. i have tried many disks.

 

[Fern]

Sorry to sound silly, but you do have TWO cables attached to the floppy, right
(the power and then the ribbon cable to the mobo)

Maybe try another ribbon cable, sounds like the power connector is working.

 

[exitnow]

i have tried 2 ribbon cables, and it is not disabled in bios, i really have tried everything i could think of

 

[narcotic]

actually floppy is a fairly sh!tty thing, that's why I don't have one in my system.
from what you're describing, it sounds as one or more of the following:
1. IDE on the mobo is f*cked.
2. your cable is f*cked.
3. your floppy is f*cked.
and if neither or all of the above then...
4. you're f*cked

 

[Cares]

Do you happen to have a DFI LanParty board?

I had the same problem with my DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D and Mitsumi 7-1 floppy combo. Basically when I had it 1 way it would stay lit and the other way nothing happens. When I updated my BIOS and installed the nVidia IDE drivers, it fixed it.

 

[neutralizer]

Happened to me when my floppy died.

 

[exitnow]

thanks

 

[Riddleman]

Yeah, its dead for sure had the same thing happen to my bros comp

 

[imported_Skorpio]

Is this a new floppy?

I bought a new floppy at a computer swap meet, what I found out was I was inserting the cable upside down. Cause of poor design I had to cut out part of the silicon underneath of the Floppy so it could work. Hope it helps good luck

 

[exitnow]

i tried 2 new drives and different floppies with the cable both ways, i did everything i could think of. it is also not disabled in bios.