Sorry about the other email , accidentally sent it before it was finished. ----- Original Message ---- From: Dario Greggio Herbert Graf wrote: >> On Sat, 2007-04-14 at 15:59 -0700, Bob Blick wrote: >> >>>You have the cable upside down. >> >> >> Agreed. While there is a "standard" with IDE hard drives with regards to >> which way the cable plugs in (pin 1 is nearest the power connector) with > >floppy drives there was nowhere near as common as standard. >I've been wondering about this, but the connector at the Floppy end has >a tag and a "trim" i.e. it can't be placed any differently, and the >other end (at the mainboard) is signed too... >In fact this (led always on) is what happens with 3.5" FDD when they're >connected wrongly... but in that case BIOS or Windows hang while doing >1st search... If it's a two drive cable make sure the twist in the cable is between the two drives If you use one drive make sure it's at the end of the cable not on the middle connector Try a different cable if you have one (there is the possibility of the cable made wrong (where the in 1 from the cable on one of its ends does not line up with pin 1 of the connector) in this case you could aways grind or file the tab of the connector Peter van Hoof -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist