CMOS setup problem.....I'm guessing

[puregreddy]

I am getting this error message everytime I try to boot up my computer: "Floppy disk(s) fail (40)....can anyone help me please?

[Susan]

Make sure that you have the cable to and from the floppy drive/motherboard connected in the proper direction.

[Bleeding Edge]

When the system Bios goes thru it's POST, this message is generated if the Bios fails to communicate with the floppy drive controller.

It could be a bad floppy drive, a loose or damaged cable, the controller itself may have failed.

~edit
The most likely cause is what Susan mentioned.


[This message has been edited by Bleeding Edge (edited 11-01-1999).]

[Axel]

Here's a few questions -
has the system EVER worked?
have you tried an F8 boot and reset the CMOS to default settings?
did you recently flash/upgrade your BIOS?
- you could have someone burn a bootable CD for you and replace the old BIOS and try again. - hope you saved it.

At the floppy drive, the ribbon cable's red feed typically goes closest to the power cable. - any bent pins? the mobo manual should indicate how the cable should go on the board. Have you tried a different power lead off the power supply? - have you tried a different drive? - are you running two floppy drives - go down to one.

[Brangwen]

As Susan werote, it may be the cable to the floppy. If you've ever worked "under the hood" of your machine, the floppy cable is the simplest thing to inadvertetly disconnect. I konw, having done so several times! /forum/wink.gif