OT: PC Floppy problem

[Rassilon]

Sorry for posting a PC prob to here, but you guys are always helpful.

Basically I was given a used PC, where the floppy drive would read disks ok, but would not write to them properly (errors) and it would not do a full format.

Thinking the drive was knackered I replaced it, but still get the same errors. I have tested the various motherboard chips etc using Norton utilites and they are reported as okay, and all the other bits haging off the mobo work ok.

Anyone got any suggestions? :-(

Cheers

Rassilon

[Rassilon]

Cheers lads!!! :-)

after I posted I reasoned that it had to be something simple like the cable.

Thanks again

Rassilon

[Rassilon]

OK, update:

I purchased a new cable, installed it, and things were working ok.... for a short time before I got the same fault  :-(

I then tried a different power cable - no difference
I then tried a different BIOS setting or two - no difference

About the only thing that I can think of that I haven't tried is another PSU. The current one is a 200W model, running a P200MMX, 1xHD (4GB?) 1xCDROM and about 4xPCI cards, oh and the mobo  ;-)

Is it possbile that there is not enough power? I could try removing the CDROM (would be the easiest, cos I don't fancy mucking about with all the PCI cards!)

Any opinions?  :-)

Cheers

Rassilon