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bfeagin
02-07-2000, 07:58 PM
Why does a floppy drive work so good but, one just cant boot from it?

Hmmm.... musta been a little sleepy.
The post topic say 5 1/4 drive..wrong!
Is actually 3.5... 1.44m


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medo
02-08-2000, 01:18 AM
Hello,

Do you have an old PC (and bios) or a new one?
Is it the size of floppy properly setup in the bios?
Did you format the floppy using format a:/s?

Medo

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bfeagin
02-08-2000, 06:46 AM
PC is a 486DX Bios Version is Award Modular v4.50PG.

Tried out several different drives ... All of them act the same.

Yes I did use format a: /s and the diskette will boot on other systems.
The only setting for it that I know of is in CMOS, there is is set to enable a 1.44m 3.5 in drive A.
Dave_H
02-08-2000, 07:26 AM
Should be a setting in the BIOS for
"Boot Sequence" change that to A-C
or A-C-CD (get an A first and C next)
Dave
bfeagin
02-08-2000, 07:30 AM
Yes Boot sequence is set to A-C
medo
02-08-2000, 11:00 PM
Hello,

Sorry - mistake I opened by mistake.

Medo

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Jinx67
02-08-2000, 11:41 PM
In you bios, is the setting for youre A: drive 3 1/2 1.44, or 5.5 and if it is set to 1.44 is your 1.44s cable hooked to the MB itself or a ISA controller card. Its either the bios or a fried connector. If it connects Via ISA card I think I still have 1 floating around send me a sase and its yours If thats the problem.

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