A64 rig needing a floppy?

[sandman]

Alright, my new system keeps halting because it doesn't detect a floppy.

I don't have a floppy, so what should I do?

It's a leadtek K8N
A64 3000+
geforceFX 5900NU
2x256mb mushkin DDR 400

[Dissolved]

disable floppy detect in bios?

[sandman]

I can't get to teh bios, it stops before I get there.

All the other baords I've had didn't need it.

[faruquehabib]

spend $10 and get a floppy :D

[sandman]

Lol, well I would, but that would mean a 30 minute drive........and it's snowing like hell.

[faruquehabib]

gank one from a different rig for the time being

[Kunaak]

change the boot order?

[Dissolved]

Originally posted by Kunaak
change the boot order?


he said it halts be4 he can get into the bios



so hes answered his own question. if you cant get into the bios you NEED a floppy :rolleyes:

[sandman]

Alright, I just tried out two floppies, and cleared the cmos twice.

With the Floppies attached it won't boot, WTF?

[RuKK]

sure your floppy cable isnt backwards? ;)

[sandman]

Well, I didn't think so, but I'll try it the other way I suppose.......

Seems like it would still boot up even with it on the wrong way though.

[enzoR]

so it just keeps bleeping? me starting to think defective board

[Kunaak]

the board is fine, I gave it to him. used it till the last day it shipped out.

[sandman]

Well, I'll be damned Rukk.

At any rate, I'm formatting the drive right now, and I hope to be gaming before I go to bed.

Thanks for all the help, and thanks for the deal on the board kunaak.

:D Like a kid in a candy store.

[RuKK]

Yeah I figured.. lots of older boards I end up working on have that problem, some even do it with IDE cables.

[Total Immortal]

lol, i havent actualy used a floppy drive for over 2 years and your beautifull new 64bit home-supercomputer actualy REQUIRES one in order to boot!
FOTFLMFAO lol!!!
......natural justice i guess, i just wish i could afford an A64 setup, i still strugeling along with my 2500+ and radeon 8500.