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This item is from the PC Hardware FAQ, by Willie Lim and Ralph Valentino with numerous contributions by others. (v1.25).

3.17 My floppy drive doesn't work and the light remains on, why?

If you've played around with the floppy cables at all, chances are you put one of them on backwards. In general, floppy cables aren't keyed to prevent this. Carefully find pin 1 on all floppy drives and the floppy controller and make sure they all line up with pin 1 on the cable. If you have trouble with this, "How do I find pin 1..." elsewhere in this FAQ may be of some help.

 

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