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Floppy Drive

I have actually 2 floppy drives which keep giving the error "This disk is not formatted or can not be formatted."
I checked computer and cables and all are fine. I have narrowed it down to the drives themselves.
Are these dead drives or is there a common fix. Are they dirty and do the commercial floppy drive cleaners effective? Have you heard of this problem ?

lllao

jhance

Floppy drives have a nasty habit of filling up inside with dust and having their mechanisms fail due to contamination. It is possible to clean them out but my experiences has been that it's only a temporary fix as you just cannot get all the dirt/dust out.

New floppy drives are really inexpensive and I'd suggest you get a replacement.

SysExpert

Try a cleaning floppy with a liquid cleaner. This can solve the problem for a while. If not, they will have to be replaced. I hope this helps.

sidou

I agree with above comments, but make sure your bios settings are OK, before following previous suggestions.

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lllao

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Please read my comments as well. I had check everything and know with 100% accuracy that the problem is with the drive. Thank you for your response.
Basically I just wanted to know if the cleaners actually work. Is it worth spending 7 bucks for a cleaner or 13 bucks for a new drive.

johan_hammy

oooh, I didn't know that it was that much for cleaner. It might be better to just get a new one if the drives are proven to not work if you followed all the stuff I outlined.