Floppy Drive Fail......How??

[Immortal55]

Alright I just purchased PC parts i put together the computer, and everything works, it rcognizes everything. Except when i boot the computer up it gives me the old Floppy Drive Fail(#) message. But when I press F1 to continue and windows starts up i go into my computer, and it shows the drive. Also, the light on the drive is on always. What is the matter do you think?

Thanks in advance.

[nunyadam]

floppy drive cable is backwords.
flip the red wire to the other side.

not the power cable.

[proffit]

lol i have done that aswell it is nothing to worry about.

[jrsweger]

Flipping the cable will work as long as it's not keyed. I actually got a brand new cable that was built backwards. Took a while to figure that one out since I thought the drive was DOA. Ended up taking the connector apart and reassemble it the right way. Worked like a champ.

[DoctorReno]

If you build computers very often you will eventually put the floppy cable in wrong. Done it more than once. At least I know to look to see if the light stays on now. LOL