I think the earlier poster meant: doublecheck to make sure one end is correctly aligned into the motherboard and the other end is correctly aligned into the floppy drive. There is a Pin Zero that needs to be in Pin Zero's slot [for the lack of a better word]. In the old days, both cable and slots were "knobbed" so that no error could be made.
** Guys/Gals! I've been saying "Pin Zero," that is wrong, I was wrong! It is: Pin 1 **
Last edited by RolandJS; 25 May 2016 at 20:36.
When it says reversed (and the light is solid), it means the connector is in upside down.
Undo what you just did. The end that has the twist in the cable should go to the floppy drive.
** Guys/Gals! I've been saying "Pin Zero," I was wrong! It is: Pin 1 **
Last edited by RolandJS; 26 May 2016 at 10:13.
I put the cable the correct way round, with the twisted end into the floppy drive, and then when I started the PC nothing happened, I have since tried another cable and still nothing, this now has me stumped! I know they only connect in the slot one way round, and I'm sure the power cables are connected properly. But I don't know what you mean by 'Pin Zero' and 'Pin 1'.
The individual cables & pins are generally numbered to indicate proper orientation. RolandJS just had a brain-fart and suggested numbering started with zero rather than one. Methinks he has programming experience.
Anyway, it's possible that previous mis-cabling fried something in the drive or even the controller... :'(
At the moment there is no other computer I can try the drive in, I think then I may just get a portable floppy drive as I don't reckon I'll get this one to work, but if I can pick up one cheap somewhere then I will give it another go, as I often see parts cheap at boot sales etc, thanks everyone for all your help, is most appreciated. If I have any success in getting the current drive to work I shall let you all know. Thanks for your assistance.
Does Windows 7 even support a Floppy Disk drive?
If the motherboard does have a real Floppy Disk slot, the drive would still have to be set up (activated) in the BIOS. These days, it would probably be disabled by default.
With all the if's, and's and but's, involved with getting a floppy disk drive to work, as witness all the previous posts about pin 0, pin 1, twisted cables, etc., , , it's just a lot easier in time and money to go buy a USB Floppy Drive, and then you can use it on virtually ANY PC. I have more than one.
Good Luck!
TechnoMage
It does indeed have a dedicated slot for a floppy drive, and the first thing that I done was enable it in the BIOS, but as you say it's proving more trouble than it's worth, so I intend to buy a portable USB drive. Thanks to everyone for you help and advice.
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