Floppy Disc

Thanks so much Eric it worked like a charm :-) The
obvious solutions always seem to elude me. Thanks again!

~Ember

>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks Eric I will give that a try. Now to find the Fdd
>cleaner in this mess of an office. :-)
>
>`Ember
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>It sounds like your FDD's R/W head needs some cleaning.
>>Get an FDD head cleaner and run a cleaning cycle for a

>couple of times.

>>
>>Also, if you haven't used that Floppy Disk for quite

>some time, some mold or

>>dirt may have gathered on the media. When you inserted

>that floppy disk to

>>your drive, that mold / dirt will be transferred to

your

>FDD head. This

>>will make your FDD head dirty and incapable of reading

>other disks new or

>>old.
>>
>>
>>"Stephen" <stepaul@cytanet> wrote in message
>>news:069f01c3406d$28dc1230$a501280a@phx.gbl...

>>> Floppy Disc not recognised although it is shown in
>>> device manager as being their & installed.

>>
>>
>>.
>>

>.
>

Thanks Eric for your advice I will buy some FDD cleaner
& give it a try ,you are probably right as I haven't used
a floppy for a year now. Thanks again

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>It sounds like your FDD's R/W head needs some cleaning.
>Get an FDD head cleaner and run a cleaning cycle for a

couple of times.

>
>Also, if you haven't used that Floppy Disk for quite

some time, some mold or

>dirt may have gathered on the media. When you inserted

that floppy disk to

>your drive, that mold / dirt will be transferred to your

FDD head. This

>will make your FDD head dirty and incapable of reading

other disks new or

>old.
>
>
>"Stephen" <stepaul@cytanet> wrote in message
>news:069f01c3406d$28dc1230$a501280a@phx.gbl...

>> Floppy Disc not recognised although it is shown in
>> device manager as being their & installed.

>
>
>.
>

By the way, any luck with accessing your old dirty floppy disk again?
If you give up and decide to throw it away, there is one last ditch trick
that I use to try to 'salvage' the floppy.

First, have a close look at the disk's surface (front and back). Not the
areas where you see the dirt or mold. Get a cotton swab dipped in water and
try to wipe off the moldy part. Be careful not to wipe too hard so you
don't scratch the surface. Also, carefully wipe the area dry before moving
to the next part of the disk.

Now, try reading the floppy disk again.

I managed to get a 70% success rate in salvaging old floppies this way.

"Stephen" <stepaul@cytanet> wrote in message
news:3f7301c34087$4dcc40a0$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> Thanks Eric for your advice I will buy some FDD cleaner
> & give it a try ,you are probably right as I haven't used
> a floppy for a year now. Thanks again

> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> >
> >It sounds like your FDD's R/W head needs some cleaning.
> >Get an FDD head cleaner and run a cleaning cycle for a

> couple of times.

> >
> >Also, if you haven't used that Floppy Disk for quite

> some time, some mold or

> >dirt may have gathered on the media. When you inserted

> that floppy disk to

> >your drive, that mold / dirt will be transferred to your

> FDD head. This

> >will make your FDD head dirty and incapable of reading

> other disks new or

> >old.
> >
> >
> >"Stephen" <stepaul@cytanet> wrote in message
> >news:069f01c3406d$28dc1230$a501280a@phx.gbl...

> >> Floppy Disc not recognised although it is shown in
> >> device manager as being their & installed.

> >
> >
> >.
> >

I'm having a problem formatting floppy disc's. I've
tried everything I know but wont format. I tried MEMOREX
FLOPPY'S ALL-READY FORMATTED, BUT STILL WONT DO ANYTHING
HELP!!