MY floopy drive...

Posted:
Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:30 pm
by Mazza
... was making a whirring noise every couple of seconds, then when i put a floppy disk in there it stop it

Anybody know why :-?
Re: MY floopy drive...

Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:07 am
by Mushroom_Farmer
Never heard of a floppy making a whirring noise before, but CD drives do.
If you have a file that's directed toward your floppy it can cause the drive to seek.
Come to think, I did have a 5.25" drive go bad and it was always spinning. Now that I think of it there was a sort of whirring noise.
Re: MY floopy drive...

Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:37 pm
by Mushroom_Farmer
anyway why you need it?
Because for some it's easier and cheaper than burning small programs, ex:Boot Disk, to CD/DVD.
Re: MY floopy drive...

Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:10 pm
by Mazza
anyway why you need it?
Because for some it's easier and cheaper than burning small programs, ex:Boot Disk, to CD/DVD.
And my computer is oldish, but has had some upgrades... i'm not getting rid if my fwoopy dwive

Re: MY floopy drive...

Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:30 pm
by AMDDDA
or... YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LINERIDER ;O.
Naw, but I know that if that happens, it is trying to access it, so make sure that when you're doing stuff, to not set it to the (A I think) drive, or whatever drive it is.
Re: My floopy drive...

Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:21 pm
by Mazza
or... YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LINERIDER ;O.
Naw, but I know that if that happens, it is trying to access it, so make sure that when you're doing stuff, to not set it to the (A I think) drive, or whatever drive it is.
I don't even know what line rider is

Re: MY floopy drive...

Posted:
Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:05 pm
by Fozzer
... was making a whirring noise every couple of seconds, then when i put a floppy disk in there it stop it

Anybody know why :-?
...hungry?....

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Paul...feed your Floppy Drive....

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Re: MY floopy drive...

Posted:
Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:26 pm
by Mazza
[quote][quote]... was making a whirring noise every couple of seconds, then when i put a floppy disk in there it stop it

Anybody know why