i have no driver on my pc for the floppy. because of that my floppy dont work. what must i do?

Answer 1

If in fact your floppy drive (hardware) is working and able to function with the software (driver) then we must determine the brand and model of this said floppy drive.

You can find the information on the floppy drive itself.
Make sure the computer is shut down before disconnecting and reconnecting the floppy drive after obtaining the information. If you don't head this advice you will be sorry. Bye, bye computer!

With the pertinent information at hand it is now time to find your driver.

I recommend http://www.driverguide.com/ for your quest.

You will need to create an account and the rest should be self explanatory.

Good luck!

Answer 2

If you are not able to read or write to a floppy diskette from Windows, verify that the computer is not exhibiting floppy drivers issues by testing the floppy drive from MS-DOS.

If you are running Windows 3.x click File and click Exit Windows to get to an MS-DOS prompt.

If you are running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows 2000 click Start / Shutdown and restart the computer to a MS-DOS prompt.

Once at the prompt, place a diskette into the floppy disk drive and type format a: if you get:

Invalid media or Track 0 Bad = Attempt to format another floppy disk.
Write Protect Error = Ensure that the disk is not write protected by removing the floppy disk and insuring that you cannot see through both holes; if you can, move the tab in the left hand side down (looking from the back of the floppy) and try again. If the disk is not write protected try another floppy disk.
Invalid drive specification = Ensure that you floppy drive is setup properly in CMOS.

If the floppy disk drive formats properly in MS-DOS but does not format in Windows, it is likely that Windows or a program within Windows is preventing the floppy drive from working. Attempt to End task all running TSRs by following the step on document CHTSR. If you continue to experience the same issues we recommend that Windows be reinstalled

Answer 3

Many floppy drives dont come with drivers, as WinXP contains a generic driver. I've never had to install floppy drivers myself. It may suggest that there is a problem with the drive itself. Check the connections, and that it has power. If possible, put the drive in another computer and see if it works then. If not, you could think about buying a new one. They're cheap as chips these days.

Answer 4

floppy disc drives, along with hard drives generally do not require drivers because windows can handle them all on it's own.

normally the only thing which stops windows seeing a floppy drive is a loose connection in the back of the floppy drive inside the machine, whether it's the ribbon or the cable to the power supply.

what has made you come to the conclusion you are missing floppy disc drivers?

Answer 5

for internal floppy drives, you dont need a third party driver, check the settings in your bios and make sure it is enabled and set to the approprate mode (1.44 mb) the cabels/power cords are connected right, then check the device manager and see that it isnt disabled/errored .

for external drives you will have to check the manufacturers website for drivers

Answer 6

Hopefully you created a Windows Startup disk. If so, then put it in and restart your computer... it will load the floppy disk drivers.

Answer 7

download it from the internet... if You recieved an error message, it may have given you a link

Answer 8

use either a cd or a memory stick(usb)