What could be wrong? Floppy drive wont work!

[Nutcase99]

I bought a MSI K7 Pro and well when I plugin a floppy drive it detects it there but it won't read any floppies!!! The floppy drive light goes on and it the head moves to read the floppy but then it doesn't read anything.

I know the floppy drive is fine because I tried it on another comp, the wire that is connecting the floppy drive to the mobo is fine too... what do you guys think it could be?!?!

 

[AmazonRasta]

Check the pins on the back.

 

[frizzlefry]

This isn't really for the OT forum. but....

There might be a bent pin on the floppy? or on the board? I had this happen once but can't remember what I did. I figure you probably already checked the BIOS.... don't know...

 

[Nutcase99]

Pins on the back of what? the floppy drive? I know the drive is fine because I tested it in another comp. I even tried the floppy drive from the comp that I am on right now and it won't work on that comp.

 

[Nutcase99]

Checked the BIOS? and ummm I know it isnt an OT thread but I will get a quicker response in here.

 

[Bomberboy]

Check the cables.

 

[frizzlefry]

check pins on both floppy and mobo if it still doesn't work, could be mobo problem?

 

[Nutcase99]

I checked the cables and even put a new one in...

 

[GoWaldo]

turn your computer on...that help?

 

[Rakkis]

"check the bios" (i.e. check that the right floppy drive - the one that matches the physical drive - is selected inside the bios)

 

[Nutcase99]

http://www.capecod.net/~ranafnmd/DSCN0588.JPG

Is that normal??

 

[phatcow]

Hmmmm... why are there missing pins? i thought the only pin thats missing is the middle one?

 

[phatcow]

Hmmmm... why are there missing pins? i thought the only pin thats missing is the middle one?

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Umm, edit that, I'm high.

 

[iamfried]

yeah, what hp said.

 

[frizzlefry]

No not connector looks fine. You sure you have the cable on the right way? Red side to pin 1?

 

[spamboy]

um, looks like you're missing two pins on the mobo. compare it to your other computer to check.