On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:03:37 -0500 Theo Van Dinter <felicity@kluge.net> wrote: TVD> On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 07:20:25AM -0500, Gary Hanley wrote: TVD> > One word of caution though: Don't rule out that the test floppy TVD> > was bad also. It's happened to me before and also with two CDROM TVD> > drives. Especially since those "nasty searching sounds" imply TVD> > that the controller is fine and is talking to the drive. TVD> TVD> Just to note: I did try multiple floppy disks, 2 different floppy TVD> drives, and at least 2 different cables. TVD> TVD> While the drive looks like it's properly being searched at bootup, TVD> it doesn't actually ever seem to get read. Very confusing. knowing you guys, it's likely the floppy controller (i know you would have checked the pin alignment on the connectors, right? <g>)... you have an option that i might be able to help with: i have some OLD cards kicking around.... <g> you might be able to use one of them for the floppy controller on THAT, if you want to give it a stab. ;) i have to take a trip up your way sometime soon anyway.... ahhh... the Hardware Genie strikes again! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com Every cloud has a silver lining. ...except mushroom- shaped ones, which have a lining of Iridium and Strontium 90. * TAG! v3.1 *