Rich Barry
December 7th 03, 10:59 PM
Check here. http://www.thestaffguide.com/tests/floppy_fix.htm
zulu" > wrote in message
...
> I had a problem with floppy disks jammimg in the drive, so I swapped it
over
> for one I had taken from an older computer.
> I got a message saying that it was the wrong type (or something similar)
so
> I took it out again.
> I then examined the one I had removed and found that the problem was a
> simple mechanical one, inasmuch as the button on the case was offset
> vertically from the button on the drive. I have now fixed this and
> *mechanically* it works beautifully.
> I have reconnected it as it was, but my problem is that Floppy Drive *A*
has
> disappeared from *My Computer*!
> How can I restore it please
> My computer is a 3 year old Dell Dimension T700r with a (new) partitioned
60
> gig HD running XP pro and Win98SE, and the orignal 20GigHD retained as a
> data store.
>
> --
>
> ¦ zulu ¦
>
>
zulu" > wrote in message
...
> I had a problem with floppy disks jammimg in the drive, so I swapped it
over
> for one I had taken from an older computer.
> I got a message saying that it was the wrong type (or something similar)
so
> I took it out again.
> I then examined the one I had removed and found that the problem was a
> simple mechanical one, inasmuch as the button on the case was offset
> vertically from the button on the drive. I have now fixed this and
> *mechanically* it works beautifully.
> I have reconnected it as it was, but my problem is that Floppy Drive *A*
has
> disappeared from *My Computer*!
> How can I restore it please
> My computer is a 3 year old Dell Dimension T700r with a (new) partitioned
60
> gig HD running XP pro and Win98SE, and the orignal 20GigHD retained as a
> data store.
>
> --
>
> ¦ zulu ¦
>
>