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MSI K7T Turbo - Floppy recognition problem - Help Appreciated

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xroyal

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New build for me, and all going well except FDD can't get recognized. Checked for good, firm pin1 connections. Old Mitsumi that always worked well. Has old slot connector so can't use new cable. Your ideas appreciated!
 
Thanks. I havn't as the cable to the drive in set right where it always worked for years, and Pin1 on the MB couldn't be clearer. Even diagramed cable assembly on old rig before dis-assembling.
 
Could be that your old cabled got ruined when removing it from old mobo..May have to get a different floppy drive so you can use a new cable.
 
xroyal,

I also second the recommendation of replacing the drive - get a Teac or Sony.

BTW, now that you are well into the Socket A world, what is your observation of the speed increase of that over your older K6 systems?

aloha.
 
Hi Pipe: Missed chatting with you. I've been away from computing due to other duties, so haven't got this rig fully up. Don't think its fair to judge the speed yet, but so far, for my uses, not much boost. Windows blink a shade faster and it shuts down like a flash. As I said earlier, really wanted the experience of building mostly, along with some new toys and a smaller tower. After I get the floppy going, reinstall 98SE, and proper drivers, expect things will spark up a bit.

One delay, I decided to get the questionable PS out of the way, and put in an inexpensive Sparkle 300 BTV. It's quiet and responsive. A reviewer at Newegg is running XP chip, 5 drives and extra fans on one vs my 2 drives (floppies excluded).

This MB has a lot of bios options/adjustments for clocking. The heat probe is right againist the core, and gives good readings. In bios I set the rig to shutdown if CPU temp reaches 70C (min setting)/nice feature. Confirmed this bios is current for XP, so that'll be an easy step when the price is cheap. Has easy bios updating and auto overclocking program features.

This floppy turns out to be a Teac unit, and just visited that site confirming I had pin 1 of cable correctly in unit. Hate to order new unit when this always worked so well, but will probably do so this AM.

No rush to perfect the rig, just enjoy tinkering. Regards!
 
"...so far for my uses, not much boost." Yes, I know what you mean - I share that observation. My gaming son, on the otherhand, feels differently although I think that in his case the faster video card also has something to do with his opinion.

I think I get more fun building these machines than using them.

As for your floppy problem, well, since yours is a Teac already, perhaps the problem is the data cable.

I have a question regarding your RMA'ed K7S5A boards: did either of them have a clip at the end of the AGP slot for holding the video card down? I hear the new version of this board has that feature as well as a different colored box now. After thinking more about the prices of other boards, am again tempted to give that one another try even though I'm not a gambling man...lol.

In any case, good luck with your MSI!
 
CP: Old Teac came up, after stupid me got the bios entry straight. Clean install of 98Se and MB software, and really clipping now. Now I feel it. Running 100/133 CAS2, with lots more toys to play with. This on a $36 Ebay MB.

Yes, I got the new model w/AGP "lock" which I wasn't too impressed with. If your card was notched like memory DIMM it might have worked right. Otherwise, it doesn't fully engage, and crowds IDE slot. I'll have more on my final K7S5A MB back at the "store" on last thread.

 
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