Re: Floppy Disk Question Follow Up
DaffyD® wrote:
| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
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|> DaffyD® wrote:
|> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
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|> |> DaffyD® wrote:
|> |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
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|> |> |> PCR wrote:
|> |> |> | DaffyD® wrote:
|> |> |> || "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
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|> |> |> ||> DaffyD® wrote:
|> |> |>
|> |> |> ...snip
|> |> |> || By the way, is the pin 1 stripe on your FDD ribbon cable on
|> |> |> || the left or the right? Mine is on the right but that side
|> |> |> || leads directly to pin 1 on the motherboard.
|> |> |> |
|> |> |> | I don't know. I've been in my box, but never had cause to
|> |> |> | examine or fiddle with the floppy derive. And I dread the
|> |> |> | day I ever will need to now!
|> |> |> |
|> |> |> | I do have a floppy drive in my hands pulled from someone's
|> |> |> | discarded ME machine. It is a SONY MPF920-Z. The red strip on
|> |> |> | the data cable (labelled FC-34P?) is on the end of the cable
|> |> |> | that is closest to its twisted portion (of looks like 7
|> |> |> | wires). When plugged in, that red stripe ends up in the
|> |> |> | middle of the drive right next to where the power will plug
|> |> |> | in. But this cable has a raise plastic portion on its
|> |> |> | connector that fits into a slot on the floppy drive. I guess
|> |> |> | (& too bad) they don't all have that.
|> |> |>
|> |> |> Sheesh! Now, I've pulled the data cable out-- & I see there is
|> |> |> slot on both sides of the floppy drive case. So, that doesn't
|> |> |> help! The cable connector can flipped & still match!
|> |> ............................... ^...be
|> |> |>
|> |> |> HOWEVER, there is an arrow on the drive case that seems to
|> |> |> point to the side that gets the red stripe. Look for that!
|> |> |>
|> |>
|> |> | I wish my life were that simple, but there's no arrow.
|> |>
|> |> That is pitiable. Actually, it is just an arrowhead that I see,
|> |> though. Look for anything at all-- a dot or a notch, maybe, on the
|> |> floppy drive case at one side of the floppy connector. That is
|> |> where I would position the red stripe.
|> |>
|> |> | Also, the
|> |> | power
|> |> | connector can be reversed and the drive will still work, again
|> |> | raising the question does the red wire go on the left or the
|> |> | right?
|> |>
|> |> So... although the drive never seems to stop spinning, it actually
|> |> works as normal otherwise? Or, are you just saying it will spin
|> |> but not work either way? Did you ever say whether it works? How
|> |> does the drive behave in DOS Mode, as I asked earlier? And don't
|> |> forget this...!...
|> |>
|> |> (1) "Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab"
|> |> (2) Open the "Disk drives" branch,
|> |> (not the "Floppy disk controllers" branch).
|> |> (3) D-Clk the floppy drive that appears under it for Properties.
|> |> (Mine is "Generic NEC Floppy Disk".)
|> |> (4) At the Settings tab, ensure "Removable" is checked.
|> |> (It just sounds as if that might relate.)
|> |>
|> |> That one you ought look at in Normal Mode.
|> |>
|> |> | I curse the guy that built my computer all these many years ago.
|> |> | Since then I've built my own computer (which went kaput thru no
|> |> | fault of mine) and have been inside this one numerous times. I
|> |> | don't mind unplugging things--I've installed hard and cd rom
|> |> | drives, memory, video and sound cards, and now a floppy disk
|> |> | drive.
|> |>
|> |> Very good! You've done more than I, then. I'm learning a lot from
|> |> your unhappy circumstance. I will surely say 6 Hail Mary's & an
|> |> Our Father-- before I ever unplug my own floppy drive now!
|> |>
|> |> | This was the
|> |> | first time I ever installed a power supply and besides the
|> |> | floppy thing, everything else works perfectly.
|> |>
|> |> It is a mystery why the floppy won't cooperate.
|> |>
|> |>
|> |> --
|> |> | { : [|]=( DaffyD®
|> |> |
|> |> | If I knew where I was I'd be there now.
|> |>
|>
|> ...snip
|> |> Whatever you do, PCR, never think inside the box!
|>
|> OK. Anyhow, I couldn't quite fit in it last time I tried! That was an
|> interesting thought Myers posted in your other thread...
|>
|> .....Quote...........
|> The power supply cable carries two voltages,12 volts for the drive
|> motor and 5 volts for the electronics. If it is connected in
|> reverse, the 12 volt
|> line is applied to the electronics, which may cause permanent damage.
|> I suggest you try a known good floppy drive, making sure to connect
|> the cable correctly.
|> .....EOQ.............
|>
|> I hope nothing like that has been going on with your power connector!
|> It's hard to describe the power socket on this SONY MPF920-Z floppy
|> drive in my hand. There seems to be a deep plastic slot under the 4
|> metal prongs. One side of the slot actually doesn't touch its wall. I
|> guess it depends on the shape of the plug whether it will fit just
|> one way-- but I can't see that! Good luck!
|>
| I have a couple of these molex connectors and they all look the way
| you
| described yours. By the way, I've narrowed the problem down to the
| power supply. I totally disconnected the floppy cable, powered on
| the computer, and the problem still occurred. It's got to be a
| voltage problem. I even tried reinstalling the PS--no luck. And
| there's only one way you can connect the PS to the motherboard so I
| didn't make a mistake there. Unfortunately, it's too late to return
| the PS to the computer store.
Uhuh! Could be the floppies are somehow sensitive to the increased
power, (I'm guessing). Can you go back to the removed one, or was that
dead? I hope the floppies haven't fried now!
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
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