Messages in this thread | | | From | (Måns Rullgård) | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: floppy motor spins when floppy module not installed | Date | Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:18:03 +0100 |
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Dale Mellor <dale@dmellor.dabsol.co.uk> writes:
> 1. Floppy motor spins when floppy module not installed.
It's a known problem. Some broken BIOSes don't turn off the motor after probing for a disk. One solution is to change the boot priority in the BIOS settings so the hard disk is tried before floppy. If you ever need to boot from a floppy, you can change it back.
-- Måns Rullgård mru@kth.se
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