Vista unable to read my floppy disks

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I have Vista Ultimate x64.

I have a sony floppy drive, which Vista recognises fine. But when I put in a floppy disk and try to access it, I just get "Please insert a disk into Floppy Disk Drive..." These are new Sony floppy disks. I've put in some old disks, but I get the same error. Anyone have a clue as to why Vista cannot read my floppy disks?
 
Light isn't constantly on is it?

Secondly why do you need a floppy drive, I honestly can't remember the last time I used one, its been at least 7 years.
 
I'd have to agreee with above, surely you can do without floppy drives now. In the last 5 years the only times I've used one is to install win XP SATA drivers
 
BENdage said:
I'd have to agreee with above, surely you can do without floppy drives now. In the last 5 years the only times I've used one is to install win XP SATA drivers
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And you don't even need to use one for that if you slipstream your CD.

Besides that vista doesn't even need drivers at all!
 
paradigm said:
And you don't even need to use one for that if you slipstream your CD.

Besides that vista doesn't even need drivers at all!
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Some people would prefer a floppy drive to do certain things like flash the bios and install sata drivers e.t.c and its a cheap media costing no more than few quid for the drive and floppies.

I always put them in builds because its there if it is ever needed. I know you can get past it by flash drives e.t.c but I still prefer the old fasion way.

The op asked about why Vista would not read disks not wanting people to comment on "why you got a floppy dont need one these days anyway" .. Just my opinion.

As to the op, you have it enabled in the bios and made sure the cable is the right way around?
 
I get the same thing with my system, attach a flopy drive with the cable that came with the mobo and nadda, tried plugging in the cable the other way round etc... and just gave up in the end. I'm sure it's to do with the pin outs but I've never found the time or patience to figure out why it won't work.
 
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