After replacing the floppy drive, when you restart the computer, the drive light goes on and stays on.
What is the most likely cause of the problem?
1. The floppy drive power cable is not connected.
2. The floppy drive is not set up correctly in the BIOS setup program.
3. >>The floppy drive data cable is not connected to the motherboard correctly.
4. The floppy drive data cable is faulty.
Explanation : If the drive light on a floppy disk drive goes on and stays on, it is a sign that the data cable has been connected to the motherboard incorrectly. You must make sure that pin 1 on the cable is connected to pin 1 on the floppy drive controller. Pin 1 is usually marked with a red or other color stripe on the data cable.
If the data cable or the power cable is not connected at all, the system will display a floppy drive error during Power-On Self-Test (POST).
If the drive is not set up correctly in the BIOS setup program, the system will display an error during POST or the drive will simply not work.
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