problems when tuning pc on

Freddie589 · 26 Jul 2010 at 12:48

whenever i turn my desktop pc on i get two beeps and then a message that reads:

"floopy diskette seek failure strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility"

so i press F1 and the pc fines fine afterward any ideas on how to fix this problem?

thanks

pc is dell dimension 3100c with upgraded ram and Windows XP

Orcvader · 26 Jul 2010 at 12:52

Looks like something is wrong with the floppy disk drive. Do you still use it? If not, just unplug it and take it out.

UnworthyBean · 26 Jul 2010 at 12:52

Do you have a floppy drive in? If not:

Go into your bios and look for boot order or something like that, Make sure it isn't looking for a floppy drive.

Freddie589 · 26 Jul 2010 at 13:02

UnworthyBean said:
Do you have a floppy drive in? If not:

Go into your bios and look for boot order or something like that, Make sure it isn't looking for a floppy drive.

i dont have a floppy drive

edit:

nope its not looking for a floppy

Hagar · 26 Jul 2010 at 13:20

In the standard Cmos settings there is an option for the floppy, older systems required that the floppy be operational, you should be able just to deselect the seek floppy option or no error on floppy fail or similar.

andy.

Ryan-3 · 26 Jul 2010 at 13:21

Try unplugging them all, and see if it appears with no drives actually plugged in, and make sure it doesn't think theres a floppy drive in your system!

Freddie589 · 26 Jul 2010 at 13:58

could it be anything to do with the battery that powers the date and time?

mattyfez · 26 Jul 2010 at 18:32

I doubt it, as said, try disabling floppy in BIOS, or put it behind the system drive in the boot order menu and see if that resolves it.

The error message suggests its trying to boot from floppy and then having a tantrum when it can't find one.