Floppy drive controller

I recently built a computer, and it has a problem booting windows xp, i turn it on, it gets past all the bios and raid stuff, then it gets to where windows should boot, and just sits still. I hit the restart button and it goes through the bios/raid stuff again, bringing up an error saying "windows was shut down improperly..." and allows me to choose safe mode/safe mode with network/safe mode with console/last good config/normal boot. I choose normal and it goes to windows.
Another problem is when i try installing older games like worms armageddon, or running spybot search and destroy or ad aware, it brings up a "windows - no disk" error, but it doesnt specify a drive. I disabled a majority of the parts and slowly enabled them, which finally showed the floppy drive controller was the device causing the problem. So i was wondering if these two problems could be connected to the floppy drive controller issue?
MSI NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Platinum
AMD 64 Winchester 3200+ 2.01 ghz
1 gb Corsair XMS 2x 512mb
74 GB Raid 1 Wester Digital Raptor 36.4gb Sata x2
Pioneer dvd-rw DVR-109 IDE x2
Mitsumi Floppy w/media card reader
MSI nx6600gt w/128mb x2 in SLI
Win XP Pro SP2
enermax whisper II 535w
Thermaltake Tsunami Dream
EDIT:It came down to the other sata raid controller on the k8n neo4 sli platinum, i disabled it and windows booted and the stupid windows no disk error is gone.

To be sure Floppy drive works, try it on other PC.

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Floppy Drive Controller Initialization Problem

Hi Guys,
Just took my shiny new K7N2 Delta Motherboard out its bag, Connected it up and powered up. Suprisingly enough thats where my problems started.
It is hanging on the Floppy drive Controller Initialization sequence. Is it RMA time or is there a way round this?
Qtec 400W PSU; Radeon9000Pro AGP; XP2500+ PIB; 512Mb PC3200 Twinmos Dual DDR(only 256 installed at da mo)

Hi:
Fertech
Stilup could be right, try reading the posts in this thread:
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/forum/index.php?threadid=23291&sid=&hilight=Floppy+Drive&hilightuser=19159
Hope this helps!
Axel

Floppy drive controller failure.

I have a MS-6529 845 Pro motherboard, which I installed approximately one year ago. I was in the process of replacing the C: drive in the computer, when I rebooted the computer with the startup disk in the floppy drive to format the new hard drive, the floppy drive will not responed on bootup. I have checked the D-LED indication and the light indication stops at the point where the floppy drive and the controller should initialize. I have replaced the floppy drive and the cable between the drive and the motherboard connection. I have checked the BIOS and it indicates a 3-1/2 floppy drive is setup and enabled. Has the floppy drive controller on the motherboard failed and do I have to replace the Motherboard or is there another option (a flopply drive controller card can be added).

I find it a bit hard to belive the floppy controller got damaged simply by installing a new HDD so I an trying to see if there is a reason for this situation.
I am not aware of any external FDD controllers, only USB floppies ment for laptops, but they are expensive and the board should still be under warrenty so I see no reason to buy one.

P35 Platinum ... Initializing Floppy Drive Controller ?? (Wont Boot)

Hi all
I have built a new comp for someone who wants reliability so i choose to go Platinum, but ... i cant make it boot.
It wont even show ANYTHING on the screen (tried the vga in both Pci-e 16x just in case i was dumb enough lol) the boot "procces" stops with the Status leds showing:
4) Green
3) Green
2) RED
1) Green
According to the user guide it says:
Initializing Floppy Drive Controller.
This will initialize floppy drive and controller.
And i dont even have a floppy
Well as the problem persisted i removed EVERYTHING from the motherboard
now i left:
-Mother
-Processor
-Memory
-VGA
-PSU
And thats it. Let me tell you all the things i tried:
-Bios reset (with the little red button)
-Plug only necesary things
-Taking off the battery and replacing it (and went back to the "original")
-Tried different connectors just in case it was the PSU (i really dont think so)
-Tried different memory stick/s.
And well, thats all i think, half of this i did it with the mother in the case, and re-did all the list with the moter OUTSIDE the case. Can anybody help me ??
I guess is a BIOS problem, as i readed in another post (yeah used search first xD) but the only guy who could solve the problem was flashing the bios, but i cant even see a word on the screen, is it possible to flash the bios in my condition ??
The specs now:
Intel C2D E4500
MSI P35 PLATINUM
2x1Gb (or 1x1gb, tried single sticks as well) OCZ DDR2 667mhz (and tried also with generic "titan" memory at 800mhz, does not change anything)
Gigabyte 8400GS
POWERCOOLER PS-500 SS PSU
AFAIK i have more than enough to make this boot, but well ... you know
Thanks in advance, i tried to give all details possible, in 2 days ill go to RMA if i cant make it work, but i would like give it a try, who knows
EDIT: my english sucks really bad, forgive me !!
EDIT2: Forgot to add !! when i remove the VGA the motherboard DOES the "VGA ERROR BEEP" and the leds are in the correct combination for VGA ERROR ... so i guess processor works and ram too (both OCZ and generic), if one of these fails then it wont make any sound, m i wrong ??

ITS ALIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, to be honest, i dont know what it really was but tried 2 things:
First i followed step by step and word by word the "clearing CMOS" guide (this mobo has a button and not a juper, so i pressed the button like 2 minutes to be REALLY sure xD), then i realized that it was not doing the "beeps" anymore, but the screen was black like before.
SOOOOOOOOOOOO THEEEEEEEEN ... (shoot me in the head for this) i unplugged the video and keyboard from the KVM switch (could THIS be the problem ?? i used it wit hundreds of computers and never gave me prblems before ??? ??? ???) and plugged the cables directly and now its alive !!!
THANKS !! :D :D :D :D :D
One last thing !!
Do you recommend me to upgrade the BIOS ?? the board always did a "false boot" then starts normally, i readed it was some "hardware checking" feature, its that true or its totally useless ??
THANKKKKKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSS =) (im so damn happy now LOL)

[K8N Neo2] "initializing floppy drive controller"

Hi,
My mobo is always staying at this step.
I can't access to bios since this problem
I tried clearmos, changed graphic card, turn off hard drive and CDROM and floppy.
What's happen ? Is my mobo dead ?
Thx.

hi grabin,
welcome to the forum. for us to help you better please post details of your build including power supply details, follow the datails in my signature for guidance.
see Follow Initializing Floppy Drive Controller Link for some initial help.
luck

K8N Neo4 Platinum "Initializing Floppy Drive Controller" problem

When I finished building my system a couple days ago I started it up and found some problems:
First of all I got a long beep and one or two (not really clear) short beeps (this can be a video issue but also a mainboard issue (?)), the computer continues to start up and ends without any screen on my monitor (it switches to standby mode) and the famous(?) "Initializing Floppy Drive Controller" LED combination.
This is what I tried so far:
-1- clean startup (cpu, 1 stick of memory, videocard) reinstalled all components
-2- boot without floppy drive
-3- clear CMOS
-4- tried different memory and different slots
-5- disabled all case usb and firewire options
I am using a PS/2 Keyboard but it seems to work because when I hit the numlock key the green LED comes on.
What should be my next step?
System specs:
Cooler Master Cavalier 3
Fortron FSP400-60THN PSU
MSI K8N Neo4 Plat.
AMD64 3000+ (winchester)
2 x Corsair VS512mb400
HIS X700 Pro 128 mb
Samsung 1614C 160 Gb SATA
PS/2 Keyboard
USB Mouse

Quote from: Wonkanoby on 15-February-05, 20:04:01
http://www.fsp-group.com.tw/english/02_products/01_pc_power_supply.asp?modelid=166&modelname=FSP400-60THN
14a max 12v is not going to run your set up
Thanks for your reply!
I thought this was enough:
+12V1DC : 14,0A
+12V2DC : 15,0A
--------------------------- +
29,0A
Or is this not the correct way to calculate?

K8N Neo4-F "Initializing Floppy Drive Controller" problem

Hello there,
I read the other posts on this topic but the problem is that I dont even get as far as the BIOS.
I get to that looks a lot like something from a grfx card.
And then nothing. Initially I did not have the a FD connected but it is the same with it.
1. Old 350W ATX 20pin
2. 20 to 24 pin ATX
3. MSI K8N Neo4-F
4. AMD Athlon 64 3000+ socket 939
5. MSI NX7100GS (PCI-e grfx)
6. Corsair 512MB
7. Corsair 1024 MB
8. 2xPATA 80GB
9. 2xSATA 160GB
My previous mobo crashed and after some misunderstandings 2,3,4 and 5 are new and the others are old stuff.
Any help appreciated. I can probably get model numbers from the rest of the components. Let me know if you need it (just did not think it was relevant and yes I am quite lazy)
"A forum is not a Christmas tree - please skip the animated avatars"

Quote from: Grayone on 21-March-07, 04:53:26
Have you tried another power supply? Most 350 watt power supplies do not produce enough 12volt power to run Athlon 64 processor based systems.
I was afraid of this ... the previous processor was an Athlon 64 2800+ but an AGP gfx card. might be the problem ... could anyone confirm this before I buy a new power supply?

K7T board won't read cd or floppy drives

I have a K7T Turbo2 board. It's been working fine for quite some time. Has 2 cd drives, and 1 hard drive. It reads the hard drive just fine and loads up ok. On boot I'm getting a "Floppy Disk(s) fail (40)" error message. It recognizes all of the drives but it won't access either cd or floppy drive. I've tried every conceivable cable option, changed cables, reseated all of the cables and also reset the bios options. I've also deleted and reinstalled all the ide devices and controllers. Any ideas??? Seems like something just went away on the motherboard.
Thanks for any suggestions.....

Wow! Changing PSU in four minutes! A local PC mag. has a competition for the quickest assembly of a computer system; any thoughts of entering? I find it a little odd that boot-up time is shortened by better Power Supply Unit.
I had one handy and the case was open! I was surprised on boot time but there was a definite difference.
In Device Manager check settings for the CD-drives. If they are set for DMA, disable. Reboot.
Currently set PIO---but had already tried this.
Next step would be to remove all not working units from Device Manager. Shut down. Unplug and clear CMOS. Wait 30 seconds or so, then restart.
Did this also. The system recognizes the devices and always has---they just can't be used to transfer any data. Drives open---they show up in device manager as ok---they show up in Windows----just can't read any data from them.
If you don't normally use floppys you could disable floppy control and floppy seek in BIOS I believe.
Floppy drive controller has been disabled and cables unplugged without success.
You have tried cable moving etc, haven't you.
Every possible combination and new cables---also tried combinations of master and slave for the cd drives--nothing worked.
Ntkernl OK?
Not sure--not getting any error messages--how can it be checked???

What sort of floppy drive should I get?

Following advice on another group, I purchased an Imation USB floppy drive. I never could get it to work on my G4, even after upgrading with additional ports and memory. The G4 barely recognizes a Memory card reader, but after several tries that at least turns on and works. The floppy drive, the light won't even light up. I think any more devices I may get need to have their own power source because they seem to be maxing out the Mac.
What I need to do is transfer old data on floppy disks which was made on a Mac enhanced. What sort of drive is recommended for this? Thanks.

Macs are Anemic for USB power, get an AC Powered USB Hub to cure the problem...
http://www.buy.com/prod/high-speed-usb-2-0-7-port-hub-powered-ac-adapter-blue/q/ sellerid/23962916/loc/101/213271959.html
Though one or more of your USB devices may be defective.
To get the important info about your Mac,you only have 500mA to hand out to start with...
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac, then click on More Info, then click on Hardware> and report this upto *but not including the Serial#*...
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: eMac
Model Identifier: PowerMac6,4
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Processor Speed: 1.42 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.9.2f1
Then in the same place check the USB section...
USB Bus:
Host Controller Location: Built In USB
Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBOHCI
PCI Device ID: 0x0035
PCI Revision ID: 0x0043
PCI Vendor ID: 0x1033
Bus Number: 0x1b
Apple Optical USB Mouse:
Product ID: 0x0307
Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version: 3.40
Speed: Up to 1.5 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Logitech
Location ID: 0x1b200000
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 100
Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard:
Product ID: 0x1002
Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version: 1.00
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Mitsumi Electric
Location ID: 0x1b100000
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 50
USB2.0 Hub:
Product ID: 0x0608
Vendor ID: 0x05e3 (Genesys Logic, Inc.)
Version: 7.02
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Location ID: 0x1b130000
Current Available (mA): 100
Current Required (mA): 100
USB2.0 Hub:
Product ID: 0x0608
Vendor ID: 0x05e3 (Genesys Logic, Inc.)
Version: 7.02
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Location ID: 0x1b134000
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 100
802.11 bg WLAN:
Product ID: 0x1723
Vendor ID: 0x0b05 (ASUSTek Computer Inc.)
Version: 0.01
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Manufacturer: Ralink
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Current Required (mA): 300
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How to install WinXP on SATA without floppy drive?

Hi.
Is it possible to install WinXP on PC (with SATA) without floppy drive?
WinXP installer itself doesn't recognize SATA controller, so floppy disk with drivers is included.
But my PC doesn't have any floppy drive (what a relic. none of new PCs should contain a floppy).
How could I install WinXP on my PC? (without buying & mounting floppy drive).
(maybe one of DVD drives, ethernet or flash drive could be used somehow)
thanks.

Quote from: brummie on 06-June-05, 19:22:57
dear list,
silly you cant download from the website really isnt it.
cheers
brummie
You can download the article, but you need to do it from your web browser. File -> Save as.
Quote from: Deathstalker on 06-June-05, 21:32:36
Jeremy,
If you are having to do that all the time, then there is something else wrong with your computing habbits.
Richard
I used to try out programs on my old laptop and some of them weren't as clean as I had hoped. So I used to reinstall windows on it all the time. Luckily windows had all the drivers for my laptop so I didn't have to slipstream the drivers, but I probably reinstalled windows every other week. I just figured it was better to try a program on a computer that I didn't rely on rather than my main rig.
Have Fun
Jeremy

Floppy Drive refuses to work!

I've been unable to get my floppy drive to work. When trying to access it, the message" "insert a disk intro drive A." I have a new 865PE Neo2-P. I've re-connected the power and FDD connector and confirmed the plugs are in and tight. The FDD controller is enabled in the bios. Is my Floppy bad? Am I missing something?

Try a diskette thas work in another computer. (it could be your diskette or FDD).
Hope it would help you.
Please dont forget to give your signature (computer spec).
Casing Tt Xaser III Skull
M/B 865 PE Neo-2 PFS Platinum Edition Bios Ver.3.6
CPU:P4 2.4C (HT enable) and ThermalTake SubZero 4G
(DOT Rank=Commander,Turbo,2395 mHz - 2760 mHz)
Memory: Corsair XMS 3500 2x512 meg (dual-channel dimm 2 and 4)
VGA:ELSA Gladiac 925 Ti4600
HD:2 SATA Maxtor 80gig and 1 ATA Maxtor 80Gig
CD/RW Yamaha and Pioneer DVD
PSU:ThermalTake Silent PurePower 480W (W0010/Black)
+5 V/40 A, +3.3 V/30 A, +12 V/18 A, -5 V/0.3 A, -12 V/0.8 A, +5 VSB/2 A Peak Load 550 W
Window XP PRO SP1
NEC FP2141SB
Microsoft DesktopPro
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum + Klipsch Promedia 4.1

845E Max-L does not see 5 1/4 in. floppy drive

My first 845E Max-L mb had no problems with my Teac FD-505 combo (3 1/2 in. + 5 1/4 in.) floppy drive. I was able to boot to DOS on the 3 1/2 in. drive and access the 5 1/4 in. drive normally. However, the first board developed a serious problem and was replaced by the vendor.
The new board is unable to view the 5 1/4 in. drive when booted to DOS on the 3 1/2 in. drive. Both drives are correctly configured in the BIOS and both are visible on the CMOS summary page.
When I boot into any O/S, both drives are visible in My Computer and both are accessible. However, if the PC is put into S3 standby (suspend-to-RAM) and then resumed, the 5 1/4 in. drive can no longer be accessed and Windows reports an I/O error.
I removed the Teac combo drive, installed an individual 5 1/4 in. drive, configured it in the BIOS and it was duly identified on the CMOS screen. With a system disk in the drive, the system was booted. It went through a floppy seek, the floppy drive access light turned on, and then the floppy was ignored as the boot continued off the hard drive.
I tried downgrading the MSI BIOS from ver. 5.7 to ver. 5.5, but that didn't eliminate the problem. (The BIOS was, of course, reset using the JBAT1 jumper.) I tried different floppy cables, to no avail.
The Teac combo floppy and the single 5 1/4 in. drive work normally on another non-MSI mb.
How can I get the 5 1/4 in. drive to work correctly and, once in Windows, after resuming from standby? Is use of 5 1/4 in. drives a known problem with this mb? If not, could the problem be due to a bad fd controller?

Hi, Assaf.
Thanks for your response.
FOA, I no longer have the first board, so I don't know its PCB revision.
As for the new board, how do I see its PCB revision? Is it on the board somewhere? If so, where?
regards, Andy

Floppy drive not working on Neo2-FIS2R

This is a bizarre one. When we first set the system up, the a: wouldn't work. So we tried 2 different floppy drives and 3 different cables. Eventually the floppy drive just started to spontaneously worked - this allowed us to set up the Intel RAID array (since windows XP needs the F6 + disk in A: to install the drivers).
Then, after having XP installed, the a: wouldn't work from windows. This was rather bizarre.
Then later on it just spontaneously started working again, so I took the opportunity to flash to bios 1.3. Now it has stopped working, and that didn't trouble me so much as I don't have much need for an A: generally.
However I was overclocking the system, and evidently had too low a voltage on the memory, did a memory benchmark in SiSoft Sadra and it hung in the middle, so I reset the computer. Ever since that, booting into Windows had some strange problems, CoreCenter, among other programs, would not start correctly - it would show up in the processes, but the window wouldn't show. Likewise running Sandra or 3dMark, they'd show up as active processes but would not actually be usable. Until I played a music file in winamp - then suddenly all the programs would open up.
So I figured, right, time to reinstall windows. And it has since turned out that my hard drives were buggered somehow (or at least, they are now) and so I have to format them and start from scratch. Thus leading to the problem.
How are you supposed to install the drivers for RAID from an A: if your A: does not work? The drive light goes on as if it's trying to read, and it makes noises with the head moving around or something, but it just will not recognize any disk in the drive. Including putting a valid windows 98 boot disk and restarting - it says it is searching for a boot record, but cannot find one on the disk.
We have tried 3 different cables and 2 different floppy drives, various settings for turning the FDC on the system on and off to no avail. The curious thing is that it's randomly started working by itself in the past.
Anyone have any ideas what's up? We're trying to find a PCI floppy controller right now to see if we can just avoid the problem completely.
Is the board buggered or what?

I found the problem, it was rather stupid, and probably pretty system-specific, but just incase anyone else has the same problem and it drives them insane...
The problem was a mechanical one - the case I have has a panel that it puts on over top of the floppy drive. There is a button that connects with the eject button on the drive. The problem was the drive was seated about 2 mm too far forwards, so when you put a disk in the drive, it was pushed too far back and not properly seated, making it unreadable.
Fixed it now though.

Updating BIOS without floppy drive?

Hi I wish to update my BIOS so I can use my new dual core cpu but it seems incredibly complicated.
Like the title says, I don't have a floppy drive. However I've heard some say this doesn't matter and I can install the new BIOS from the hard drive.
My motherboard: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
The Bios (top one): http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=587
Does anyone know what I can do?

Quote from: Naff8000 on 09-January-09, 23:42:33
I gave up and tried inserting my old athlon 64 3500 in and it now works, although sometimes the screen gives no signal so I reset.
However now my ethernet controller is not working so I can't access the net through my router. I've installed the NVIDIA nForce3 System Drivers from http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=587
as well as getting the Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Drivers off there and installing a 'LAN utility' off it. Couldn't execute anything else with it.
But no luck. My pc recognises the LAN as connected but I can't access my router nor the net. In System it shows my ethernet driver as a question mark.
At the moment I just want to get back online.
p.s.: I was flashing so I get my dual core to work. My bios at the time (never been updated) only saw it as single core.
EDIT: In system I've tried updating the ethernet driver that way but no luck.
"I gave up and tried inserting my old athlon 64 3500 in and it now works, although sometimes the screen gives no signal so I reset."
Try with just one memory stick, also provide details about memory sticks used.
You can try to setup memory voltage in BIOS to 2.7V && re-test.
Also try with another PSU as suggested.
"However now my ethernet controller is not working so I can't access the net through my router. I've installed the NVIDIA nForce3 System Drivers from http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=587
as well as getting the Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Drivers off there and installing a 'LAN utility' off it. Couldn't execute anything else with it."
BIOS update may need OS re-install in some cases.
Also check BIOS settings and ensure that they are properly configured. {"LOAD BIOS OPTIMIZED DEFAULT" 1st}

Favour from someone who has a floppy drive ??

Hello,
I was trying to update the BIOS on my thinkpad but I would need a floppy drive to first extract the spsdin36(update from IBM site).I only have a CD drive so I intend to copy the extracts from the floppy and then use a CD to update this on my Thinkpad.
Would someone with a floppy drive mind downloading the spsdin36 from IBM site, extracting that to a floppy and send me the files in email (should be less than 1 MB).Just need this for the BIOS update so didnt want to invest on a floppy drive which would be hardly used !
Thanks
Alex

Thanks to all for your initiative to help me out .
The model is IBM Thinkpad 600E 2645 4AU
So the exe is spsdin36 which is downloadable at the location - http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/DSHY-46HLKQ.html
I believe once you click on this exe, it extracts to a floppy disk (perhaps creates a ROM image file since its supposed to be a bootable disk) - I am not sure, just read this from some forum, because I dont have a floppy drive to verify.
Once its done, can you please zip and email me the contents at [email protected]
Let me also take this opportunity to ask you this:
Before updating the BIOS is it required to update the Embedded Controller program ?
This is what I read at one of the sites :
" It is also important to understand that Thinkpads from IBM have two separate firmwares: the BIOS, and the Embedded Controller program. A given BIOS version will require a certain version of the Embedded Controller program. The IBM documentation is sometimes unclear about the order in which these two firmwares should be updated. On most, but not all Thinkpads, the correct update order is Embedded Controller program first, and then the BIOS. Make sure to do the two updates immediately one after the other. Newer models from Lenovo update both the Embedded Controller program and the BIOS at the same time, so you don't have to worry about it."
Thanks.
Alex

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