HI-VAL 3 1/2" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive Manuel de l'utilisateur - Page 4

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TroubleShooting

Symptom

Indicator light never turns on when executing READ or

WRITE to floppy

Indicator light comes on as soon as power is applied and

stays on

Drive type mismatch during boot

Invalid media or Track 00 bad when formatting.

The same directory is displayed for different diskettes.

Drive not ready error reading drive X.

General Failure reading Drive X.

Sector not found error

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1.44 Floppy Drive

Solution

Make sure that the interface cable and power cable is properly

connected.

The ribbon cable may be reversed. Check Pin #1 orientation.

Check CMOS setup for correct drive type. If the indicator light comes

on, check for head recalibration to Track 00; if it doesn't, drive may

be malfunctioning.

Attempting to format an HD diskette to 720K or DD diskette to

1.44MB. Drive is not properly set in CMOS setup, or controller card is

not configured correctly. Check setup by referring to controller

documentation.

Controller card is not receiving a disk change signal. Check the drive

for the correct strap setting. Pin #34 on the ribbon cable may be

broken, or the disk drive is malfunctioning.

No diskette is insertedd in the drive or the motor is not spinning.

Drive may need service.

Diskette not formatted. Drive out of alignment. DSDD disk formatted

to 1.44MB HD disk formatted for 720K. Use correct disk.

Head seek error or drive out of alignment.

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