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Floppy Drive Conflict

Feb 19, 2004 3:16AM PST

Hi I have a K6-(tm)2/500 system, I haven't turned it on about a month, it boots up, and gives me a
Conflict I/O Ports: 3F8 3F8 3F8 Floppy disks failed (40) error, asked me to do F1 then goes ahead, I wanted to reformat a newer HD but can't go any further, older hd has windowsMe but won't load fully, I unplugged everything, booted up and gave me just a conflict port: error, I went into bios and changed different settings etc... I enable/disabled and nothing floppy disk shows up in bois, & System configurations screen, I have 5 floppies drives and old/new ribbons, but on all drives they do light up but doesn't do anything after on the system configurations screen the Serial Ports shows 3F8 & 2F8 and Parall Ports = None. I've done all I think I could, now looking for some HELP PLEASE I looked on MB for Cmos to reset the jumper I just can find it thanks in advance

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Re:Floppy Drive Conflict
Feb 19, 2004 3:30AM PST

"Conflict I/O Ports: 3F8 3F8 3F8 Floppy disks failed (40) error" tells me you have an ISA MODEM installed at COM1. You need to disable SERIAL 1 in the bios or move it.

The Floppy disk failure is cable, power not connected, cable on wrong, floppy type wrong in the BIOS or the FDC disabled in the BIOS or worst scenario a blown FDC on the motherboard.

Bob

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Re:Re:Floppy Drive Conflict
Feb 19, 2004 4:22AM PST

Hi and thanks so much, I did as you said, I changed ISA devices, ISA are all OK, and disabled serial 1 and still get the same error, the FDC connection has to be out, I haven't thought of that and thanks again, I think all I can do is take this HD out and reformat the new one and install everything in this pc and put it back in and see what happens thanks again

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But...
Feb 19, 2004 4:30AM PST

"I changed ISA devices, ISA are all OK, and disabled serial 1 and still get the same error"

If you changed the ISA device, you have to disable the conflicting onboard SERIAL port (or move it.)

To wit, you made two changes and not just one or the other. Decide which you want to try, but not both.

Bob

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Re:But...
Feb 19, 2004 4:56AM PST

thanks again I forgot to disable, I enabled it back but I've been disconnecting and reconnecting for a few wks now, with your help I know it's the Floppy connection on the MB, so I'll just have to get an external floppy the other devices are working good so far. thanks again Bob