From: Goodwin, Greg P. (GoodwinG_at_aafes.com)
Date: Tue Nov 15 2005 - 06:34:39 PST
What kind of floppies are these again? PC Format?
Trying to think of the last time I hooked up a 5 1/4 floppy on a =
IBM Pc format computer, but then it has been a while since I have owned =
a IBM PC type computer (Dos/windows, whatever...)
But from what I do know is this...
Depending on your make of a motherboard, you will be able to hold =
down a key at startup. This might be designated as "Hold down =
(whatever) key for setup." That is the setup for the bios.
Some are like f2, others are control and something. Really =
depends on the computer.
Strangely, I have not encountered such boot setups on any other =
platform. Except the Amiga kinda.
Anyway, once in the setup, you can go in and select what drives =
are active and in what order you want the computer to see what drive. =
So for example, it will see that drive A is the floppy. You can usually =
turn it on or off, and even make it the drive the computer first looks =
at when starting up. (Have it look at the floppy, then hard drive, =
etc).
Naturally all you are trying to do is make sure the computer sees =
the floppy drive at all, and probably do not want it as the first device =
your computer sees. Just mentioning that is one of the things you can =
do.
If a dos machine, you will either go into File manager (if a Win =
3.1 machine or win 95) or "My Computer" if in later Win OS's. Look in =
the A or B drive, whatever that floppy drive is being identified as. =
Probably B now that I think about it since A is usually what the 3 1/2" =
drive is usually called.
Bottom line, those are the basics, and this will differ depending =
on the hardware.
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Subject: [NTLK] OT - I need an old 5 1/4" floppy drive to recover old PC
data -- Any ideas
I still can't get anything off of the 5.25" floppy drive.
The advice about checking BIOS settings is appreciated, but without =
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on how to proceed in doing so, it's next to useless. How about =
providing a bit=20
more insight? Thanks in advance.
Matt K.
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