Installation of Floppy Disk Drive

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  1. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 32 Bit
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    Installation of Floppy Disk Drive


    Im trying to install a floppy disk drive on Windows 7, although I use a flashdrive too a floppy drive is still useful to me. I have enabled it on the BIOS but nothing shows up in 'My Computer' or 'Device Manager', it is connected to an IDE slot on the motherboard and I have checked to see if its plugged in properly, can anyone advise me on what I need to do next?
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  2. Posts : 1,872
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
       #2

    Hi and welcome.

    When you say connected to IDE slot, are you connecting to the dedicated floppy 34 pin connector?
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  3. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 32 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Yes it's connected to the dedicated port for the floppy drive
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  4. Posts : 1,872
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
       #4

    I have only experienced four issues with floppy drives

    Bad ribbon cable.
    Ribbon cable plugged in backwards.
    Power connector not plugged in correctly.
    Bad floppy drive.
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  5. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 32 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    The cables themselves are new ones, but will check later to see if they're properly inserted, and will let you know the outcome.
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  6. Posts : 1,442
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #6

    Have you tried using an external USB floppy drive?
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  7. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 32 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    I have in the past and that worked fine without any trouble. If I can't get this one to work that might be my only other option.
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  8. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 32 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    I have now tried a new ribbon cable, and checked to see if the power cable was connected properly. I then started up the PC, and still nothing happens, except that this time the green light stays on permanently, but the drive still does not show up in My Computer or Device Manager.
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  9. Posts : 1,872
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
       #9

    When the light stays on it usually means the ribbon cable is reversed in the drive connector.
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  10. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 32 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    I have unplugged the ribbon cable and I have reversed which end it was plugged into, so the end that was plugged into the motherboard is now plugged into the floppy drive, is that what you meant? And now no light comes on at all and I'm right back where I started.
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