On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, [iso-8859-1] pablo mathias wrote:
> includeing a new motherboard.. My problem is with the
> floppy drive. It works on my other PCs but not with
> the new motherboard, i might have connected the cable
> up wrong at first.
>> Every time i boot up the light turns on and stays on.
Your cable is the wrong way round. Try this
1. Make sure the red line of the cable is in pin 1 on the motherboard
2. The red line on the cable should be on the side next to the power
connector on the floppy
> Could i have blown the floppy controller on the mother
> board?
Doubtful, but you may well have fried the floppy drive. Do not run a
floppy in this state for any length of time at all.
Andy Ferguson
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