the floppy disk has FAILED

[murphy55d]

I just moved everything into my new case, and when I boot up, everything is A-OK except I get a Floppy disk Failed(40) error. The light for the floppy is permanently on now, everything is hooked up correctly, I re-did it twice and still get this error. Any ideas what it might be? I did notice the pins were a little bent but the cable went on fine.

Thanks.

 

[jt63]

If the floppy light is on steady, then the ribbon cable is on backwards. The red stripe normally goes in the opposite direction of the HDD cable.

 

[Snapster]

<< If the floppy light is on steady, then the ribbon cable is on backwards. The red stripe normally in the opposite direction of the HDD cable. >>



Agreed, this is most likely your problem. For something so simple it is often overlooked, except those who are experienced.

 

[bacillus]

yep, reverse the floppy cable at the drive end!