Re: Bad mobo?

In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt "Travis McGee" <nothere@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

Well, my floppy controller was acting flaky when I first built this thing
(MSI k7N2 Delta), but now the bios doesn't see it at all. I was trying to
install XP, BUT I need a floppy to load the sata driver.........so it won't
boot.

Anybody know a good Socket A mobo? (I've tried switching out all the floppy
stuff already)

Thanks!

You could try a replacement controller card instead.
Put in the new card with (usually) IDE, Floppy, and printer ports; only
enable the floppy on the card; while disabling the floppy on the
motherboard. A bit cheaper; and a handy tool to have around for
debugging. Yes, they still have PCI versions. Also useful for extra
printers; allowing access to LPT2:

--
_____
/ ' / ™
,-/-, __ __. ____ /_
(_/ / (_(_/|_/ / <_/ <_
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Shiny new portable recorder.
    ... a floppy off a dusty stack, look at what's on it, decide I don't need ... > The point is, you have time to fiddle with write-protect tabs and boxes, ... card, the slot it goes in, and the button you have to press are small ... Instead of having a 4 GB storage device to copy, ...
    (rec.audio.pro)
  • Re: OT: IT: My new computer seems weird - Need advice
    ... drive present - There's no floppy drive fitted. ... When was the last time you used a floppy disk? ... Most modern motherboards come with a built-in sound card (and ...
    (uk.rec.motorcycles)
  • Re: integrated on 5150 vs older cards from 4550
    ... The 5150 will accept a standard floppy drive just fine. ... from my old 4550 would work as well or better than the integrated card ... Same question on the integrated sound vs. a Creative SB Live. ... Thomas M. Goethe ...
    (alt.sys.pc-clone.dell)
  • Re: Easier way to install on 3ware 9550 card?
    ... On Wednesday 03 January 2007 01:56, Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: ... I have a new system with NO FLOPPY CONTROLLER and a 3ware 9550 card. ... Giving the ability to load a kernel module from somewhere else (an ...
    (freebsd-questions)
  • Re: setupdisk.144 without a floppy
    ... > have no option under W2K OS to format a CF card as an MS-DOS Boot disk. ... > "Oliver Münchow" wrote in message ... >> Take a standard PC with a card reader. ... >> Use websetup and copy the content of your image .144 file to a floppy ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsce.platbuilder)