Missing "A" drive.....

Some way, some how I've lost the ability to access my A drive.

It will attempt to read a floppy but then will ask if I wish to format when the inserted disc already is.

I was also unable to access my A drive thru MSDOS and received an "A drive is not a valid drive" error message.


I'm thinking a bad drive, just wanna get another opinion or two before I change it.


Thx to all who reply.

 

What version of Windows, is it 98 or 98SE? Steve

 

I *believe* it's WIN98....It's not my machine so I can't say with any conviction one or the other.

Any ideas on what I'm dealing with here?

Thx

 

Also, could this also be the reason why EVERY time I try to access Internet Explorer "Windows" Explorer errors and closes?

 

Maybe. Have a look here, http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;131690

See if this helps your floppy drive issue.

Steve

 

Steve,
Thanks for the info. Most of what I read I had already tried but I'll give it a go once again in case I missed something.

I've never seen a machine completly lose the A:\ directory. Any idea how this might have happened?

 

DrumGuy,

See what happens with the "A drive thing" and the Microsoft Support article.

Then, I would post very specific problems, issues and specifications. I think that will help solve your problem(s) in a timely manner, the more information the better.

Steve

 

the very 1st screen in the bios does it say it is in there? maybe it is not enabled

 

Check to make sure that the cable is plugged in, and that it is not backwards.

 

I too am having the SAME problem...what cable are you referring to ? the pin 34 thingy ?