Topic awaiting preservation: i lost my floppy drive

my computer can't read the A: Drive.. i didnt change its drive letter, it just disappeared

does any body here knows how i can get it back? any help will be much appreciated, thanks in advance.

"...I'd like to think that I'm normal"

Check all cable connections.
If that doesn't work, melt it with extreme amount of gasoline and take pictures.
Go to store and buy a new floppy drive.
Last time I looked, they are around $20 around here.

$20 US?

"...I'd like to think that I'm normal"

Yep.

You still use floppies?

I haven't put a floppy in one of my computers in about 4 years



.:[ Never resist a perfect moment ]:.

I save data on 2 to 4 a day.

that's all i could afford (well, my father could afford)

i checked all the cables and they are all correctly connected...why did it disappear?

"...I'd like to think that I'm normal"

Time to get the camera and some gasoline!

im not gonna do that, warjournal!

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"...I'd like to think that I'm normal"

what? Take the pictures?


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i lost my floppy drive

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My first reaction was "So what?"

My second reaction was "So what? Borrow someone elses floppy, copy all your stuff to your harddrive or CD, and trash and burn the floppy Drive, set BIOS to boot cycle from CD-Rom.

Hell how many floppies can you possibly have to recover... mail them to me, I'll do it for you... But I want pictures of that burning floppy drive before I send a CD.

GrythusDraconis
"I'm sick of hearing that beauty is only skin-deep. That's deep enough. Who wants an adorable pancreas?" - Unknown

I recently got a USB keychain drive which kicks the pants off of floppies any day.



.:[ Never resist a perfect moment ]:.

Have you made any changes to the BIOS or to Windows?

Can you get to the drive from DOS by useing a: <ENTER>, (Make sure a disk is in the drive)?

Does the drives light come on?
Does the drive make any sound sound or flicker its light on boots? If the light on the drive doesn't come on I think it time for a new floppy drive. Also try unplugging the cables from the floppy and cleaning them with rubbing alchol.

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If your floppy has gone the way of the dodo, it's time to upgrade to a CD burner... You can get a new floppy, as has been mentioned, for about $20-$30 USD. But CD's hold ever so much more information...

Don't be frightened of the new technology... it's good! Trust us!
Then for kicks - get a camera and some gasoline!




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[This message has been edited by bodhi23 (edited 05-29-2003).]

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If your floppy has gone the way of the dodo, it's time to upgrade to a CD burner... You can get a new floppy, as has been mentioned, for about $20-$30 USD. But CD's hold ever so much more information...

Don't be frightened of the new technology... it's good! Trust us!
Then for kicks - get a camera and some gasoline!

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i already got cd burner (dang!) but im not used of saving my school assignments on cd's ..and i cant stay in peace when i know something's wrong with one of my drives. :'(

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"...I'd like to think that I'm normal"

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Have you made any changes to the BIOS or to Windows?

Can you get to the drive from DOS by useing a: <ENTER>, (Make sure a disk is in the drive)?

Does the drives light come on?
Does the drive make any sound sound or flicker its light on boots?
If the light on the drive doesn't come on I think it time for a new floppy drive. Also try unplugging the cables from the floppy and cleaning them with rubbing alchol.

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1-my grrrrr brother did something on it when i was away grrrr
2-i havent tried that one yet, later
3-nopes
4-nope either

ok rubbing alcohol -_^



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"...I'd like to think that I'm normal"