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Floppy Disc Installation Problems

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hi, i am in the process of sorting a computer out for my daughter....it has windows xp pro edition on it...i have installed a floppy disc drive but whichever way i put the cables in it is not recognised/found on system....when i turn the c. 20 pin lead one way the light remains on the floppy but when i turn it the other way the light doesn't come on at all...any help will be greatly appreciated
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Since schellbl shared, thought I would too. We had one system whose floppy just wouldn't work. We tried different boards, cables, drives, floppies, etc with no luck. Finally we thought to take the drive out of the cage (just set it somewhere for testing but keep it connected) and it booted to a floppy with not prob. It must have been some sort of odd short with the drive and the case.
Though unlikely to be you prob, ya just never know!
For all of us that are curious, can you let us know what it was?
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