No A:\ floppy drive in windows explorer!

[simon04]

Any help would be much appreciated.....

 

This is a PC running Windows XP Home.

 

There is no A;\ floppy drive shown in windows explorer\my computer. The floppy is wired correctly and powered up..... I can get the PC to attempt to boot from the floppy OK, but in windows, I can't see the A:\ drive at all....

 

In "devices" in control panel, the floppy disc controller is shown, which I have tried uninstalling and let it redetect, with no results...

 

 

Thanks in advance,

Simon.

[Guest Wolfeymole]

What drives are listed if you double left click (presuming right handedness) My Computer Simon?

 

Are you trying to boot from the floppy drive for some reason?

[simon04]

What drives are listed if you double left click (presuming right handedness) My Computer Simon?

 

Are you trying to boot from the floppy drive for some reason?

 

 

I have got C: and D: drives as they should be....

 

I'm not wanting to boot from the floppy at present, but have come to a rare occasion where I need to access an old floppy....

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Ok the floppy may be physically attached but disabled in the bios, you must re-enable it.

 

Also, just as a point, have you removed the ribbon cable from the floppy drive at any time?

 

Unlike most IDE drives, floppy drives do not have a notch to determine correct insertion, ie upside down.

[simon04]

Ok the floppy may be physically attached but disabled in the bios, you must re-enable it.

 

Also, just as a point, have you removed the ribbon cable from the floppy drive at any time?

 

Unlike most IDE drives, floppy drives do not have a notch to determine correct insertion, ie upside down.

 

I did check the cable for the same reason, but found it was correct, as it puts up an error if it is reversed.

 

As far as I can tell, the drive is enabled and found in bios. It seems to work at system start up, but not in Windows :-(

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Have you tried a floppy that has contents to see if it can be seen then?

[simon04]

Have you tried a floppy that has contents to see if it can be seen then?

 

 

I'm unable to see the contents in Windows, as there is no A:\ drive showing anywhere.

 

If I insert a floppy (boot) dist at bootup, it will load from the floppy, proving the drive itself is working.

[BeeCeeBee]

Try booting to safe mode (tap F8 on start) and log in under the Administrator account. If the Floppy drive appears in My computer , device manager, etc. it may indicate that the problem is with your user account and not a general problem.

 

If it appears, try switching users, and see if your account recognises it in safe mode.

 

Assuming it shows in the administrator account and not yours you may either create a new account for yourself or try uninstalling the drive and see if your account recognises it after restart.

[simon04]

Try booting to safe mode (tap F8 on start) and log in under the Administrator account. If the Floppy drive appears in My computer , device manager, etc. it may indicate that the problem is with your user account and not a general problem.

 

If it appears, try switching users, and see if your account recognises it in safe mode.

 

Assuming it shows in the administrator account and not yours you may either create a new account for yourself or try uninstalling the drive and see if your account recognises it after restart.

 

I've restarted in safe mode, but the A;\ does not appear there either.