removed floppy drive as not needed, keep getting message press f1 to continue ,floppy drive fail 40
2006-10-28 23:19:02 · 9 answers · asked by peter j 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
have totally removed floppy drive from CPU,
2006-10-28 23:25:02 · update #1
Did you remove the disk from the drive or remove the drive itself?
If you have ripped out the drive you may now have corrupted BIOS files trying to find the drive you have removed. (I'm guessing wildly but your question is short on useful info.)
To learn more about BIOS see below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS
2006-10-28 23:22:43 · answer #1 · answered by jan 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is possible that the software for your floppy disk drive has become corrupted. Start up the computer, ignore all messages in respect of your floppy disk and, once your computer is started up, go to Control Panel and Device Manager. Find your floppy disk drive in the list of hardware and reinstall the driver software. You should have a disk for this - it should have been part of your computer package. The problem should then go away. If it doesn't, don't panic. Email and/or an external storage device can save your bacon!
Someone said buy a new computer. WHY??? Sledge hammer for a walnut people!!! Yes, my computer has no floppy drive but this does not mean those that do are obsolete! If your floppy stops working, use email or a portable device to move files between computers. A failed floppy is not the end of the world - trust me! Use your computer until it stops working and then upgrade. That is my advice, anyway...
2006-10-28 23:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by Hallber 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go into your Setup and turn of the floppy. If that fixes it, you have a bad floppy drive or cable. If you are a hands on person just switch out the drive and or cable. Floppy drives are cheap and can be bought from a used parts store. If you are not the hands on type, leave it alone after you disable it in the Setup. It will just sit there and do nothing. Your third option is to take in to a technician for repair.
2006-10-28 23:26:50 · answer #3 · answered by newfrog_of_ar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either your floppy isnt working the cabls bad or its on backwards
when you get this message. if you remove the floppy drive you need to disable it in the bios if you dont know or what the bios is or how to get there then take it to a pro unless you have a friend that knows how 2 do it
2006-10-28 23:25:01 · answer #4 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically means that your floppy has gone up the creek and you need a new one.In the short term go into your bios setup when you reboot and disable floppy drive till you get a new one and that should stop the problem
2006-10-28 23:23:30 · answer #5 · answered by martinsbits2000 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you removed that .. make sure that you disable floppy disk from BIOS
2006-10-28 23:27:54 · answer #6 · answered by cristi d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a new computer. Floppy discs went out with the ark.
2006-10-28 23:22:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
maybe your floppy device is not properly installed, check inside CPU.
2006-10-28 23:21:42 · answer #8 · answered by Ronald Y 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
go to bios setup and desible fdd drive.
if u cant do this let me know bye
good luck
2006-10-28 23:30:03 · answer #9 · answered by http://bathroomthings.net/ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋