[ILUG] OT: hardware problem

[Andy Ferguson]

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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