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DISKETTE DRIVE 0 SEEK FAILURE

I JUST ADDED A LITE ON 24X DVD RW

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Make sure everything is hooked up correctly did you install the disc that came with this first. If not undo the device and install the software that came with it. Also you can disconnect the device completely, then power the computer completely down. Push the power button 1-2 seconds. You will not see the device because it is unhooked, by doing this you can start fresh and re-install the device again with power completely off, then restart computer again check in the device manager to see if it loaded this time. John

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SOURCE: my pc go to diskette drive 0 seek failure

U'r hard drive is not communicating with the system. Open the pc (power off) and check the cable connections. While U'r there, clean with blow or vac. U'r HD may have died. The data may still be there and got to with a new hd.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 20, 2009

SOURCE: keyboard failure and diskette drive 0 seek failure

How old is the computer, could it still have warranty? USB ports are often protected with fuses. Some latest stuff has resetable fuses, but many are one-time that do not heal. Did you try the keyboard in the front USB's The thing of biggest concern though is that this happened in coincidence, meaning you may have a motherboard hardware failure. (the reason I mentioned warranty)

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 05, 2009

SOURCE: Booting

Disable the Floppy Drive in your BIOS, reboot and see if that helps your problem.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 06, 2010

SOURCE: boot up screen says "diskette drive 0 seek failure"

Press F2 look through the menus and remove / disable 3.5 floppy drives.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 04, 2010

SOURCE: black screen with Diskette drive 0 seek failure on

diskette drive o or disk drive o? f2 to enter bios check boot options to boot on drive o [hdd-0], most boot options go floppy,cd-rom, hdd-0

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