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OT: Computer Help [message #77558] Fri, 09 April 2004 06:33 Go to next message
HaZarD26 is currently offline  HaZarD26
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This has nothing to do with renegade, but I am trying to make a startup disc for Windows XP. The problem is whenever i put a floppy into the drive it says it isnt there. I have tried it with about 5 differet ones now and 3 different computers. They all do the same thing. I am lost. Question

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OT: Computer Help [message #77559] Fri, 09 April 2004 06:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Scythar is currently offline  Scythar
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I'm betting you're either putting it in upside down, or you're trying to push it to the CD-ROM Very Happy

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OT: Computer Help [message #77562] Fri, 09 April 2004 06:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
HaZarD26 is currently offline  HaZarD26
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I swear i'm not. *looks around* Razz

But really i'm not I saw somewhere maybe I have the cable to the motherboard from the drive reversed?

-HaZ-

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OT: Computer Help [message #77563] Fri, 09 April 2004 07:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That's possible, have you used the drive before?

Also, it might just be a faulty floppy.

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OT: Computer Help [message #77565] Fri, 09 April 2004 07:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I've used it before. It came with a HP package bundle, you know the stuff your parents think are a good deal? I got a new motherboard, CPU, etc. and I don't recall using it with that. Now I have another board and it just isn't working. I'll try pulling an old one out and using it.

-HaZ-

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OT: Computer Help [message #77568] Fri, 09 April 2004 07:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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it might be the cables from ur floppy to mobo, but i am not sure. when i built my computer, i had my floppy cables wrong. The only thing is, it wouldn't identify the drive so i couldn't even get as far as you apparently are.

whoa.

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OT: Computer Help [message #77575] Fri, 09 April 2004 08:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
HaZarD26 is currently offline  HaZarD26
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I have concluded it was a bad drive. Thanks for the help.

-HaZ-

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OT: Computer Help [message #77576] Fri, 09 April 2004 08:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i have a corrupted cd-rom drive. i can explore and copy files off of it, but it messes some things up. I was unable to install XP on my computer until it was suggested that I used my external cd-rw drive. i still don't see how 98SE was able to install fine and XP was screwed.

whoa.

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OT: Computer Help [message #77605] Fri, 09 April 2004 09:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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My comp (while it had XP on it) never had a floppy drive because it simply didn't work.

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OT: Computer Help [message #77606] Fri, 09 April 2004 09:58 Go to previous message
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That could explain why the other two don't work either then.

-HaZ-

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