floppy cable too short?

[jdumont]

A guy we know used to cut the floppy cable for a neater install. I've done it a few times myself. I don't know if this is an xp thing or a mobo/floppy drive/xp thing but I cant read or write to the floppy drive under xp. I put in an uncut floppy cable and all is working now. And yes... pin 1 was properly set on both ends of the cabel. Any experiences out there?
Thanks

 

[jdumont]

The cut floppy is 8.5" from connector to connector. I used the twisted end at the drive end. It's a clean cut so no wires are crossed. Heck I used the floppy drive to ghost the hard drive and preinstall xp pro and flash the bios so it's gotta be a new xp thang. Thanks

 

[felixc]

The twist changes the floppy address. When it works with an uncut cable, does it work before or after the twist?

 

[jdumont]

Not sure I understand but there is the connector to the mobo...then up about 12" another connector... an old tape drive connector(had to scrummage through my old box of cables)... the twist then another connector that plugs into the floppy drive. So I guess it's working "after" the twist. Thanks for replying.

 

[edfair]

Generally a cable gone bad. One connector not making contact or something.
You may be able to change your CMOS for drive select during POST, that will give an indication that the drive is seen and can be selected.
I cut the ones that I can. Hate the airflow restrictions of a wad of ribbon.

Ed Fair
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