I just purchased a Diablotek 1.44MB External

Internal floppy drives are no longer available, as there is no fitting inside the PC for it.

You can only purchase a USB external floppy drive, such as this one from Amazon. Amazon co uk External USB Floppy Drive Black Explore similar items

Hi,

How many floppy discs have you got to transfer?

If only a few are involved, perhaps a friend could help. If you have a lot, it may be cheaper to consider purchasing an external USB floppy drive.

Hi,

Have you contacted the manufacturers for the Windows 98 driver?

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Did you ever get a solution to this problem because I am having the same issue.

U check your BIOS system.

Any USB external Floppy drive will work with any computer with a USB port, but if you have Windows 98 you will need an USB driver.

Normally windows will install any driver for a usb floppy drive automatically. If it needs one. I'm surprised that it hasn't just worked by plugging it in as there cheap floppy drives over purchased have all just worked without the need to install drivers on win xp and higher. Remember you won't see the drive appear under my computer until it has a disc inserted in it though.

I called the store where i purchased it and they helped me for free. Thanks anyway.

This often happens when the Floppy Disk drive head is faulty or out of azimuth. Usually when this happens you need to replace the froppy disk drive unit, which is not an expensive part.
If you do not want to take apart your PC to change the internal FDD, you can also buy an external USB floppy drive, in this case ensure you have a free USB port on your computer.
Here is USB external FDD:
External Floppy Disk Drive - Black
Here is internal one:
1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive