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From: JIM@auvm.auvm.edu (Jim McIntosh)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Floppy drive errors in 386Enh mode
Message-ID: <91010.132225JIM@auvm.auvm.edu>
Date: 10 Jan 91 18:22:25 GMT
References: <10279@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
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In article <10279@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>, jseidman@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (James
Seidman) says:
>Has anyone experienced problems in reading floppy drives when in Windows?
>I can read my 5 1/4' just fine, but trying to read from my 3 1/2' produces
>a "System Error" from the File Manager, or a "Drive not ready" error from
>a DOS session.  Has anyone else had similar problems, and if so, what
>caused them?

I had a similar problem with my new 386.  Turned out to be a bad BIOS
chip.  No problems since it was replaced.  (BTW, this was the only way
the flaw showed itself... all diagnostics ran fine.)
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Jim McIntosh (jim@auvm.auvm.edu)
The American University
Washington DC 20016-8019 USA