Subj : Re: Hmmmm, Where is the floppy drive in XP?
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Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:16:21

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Subject: Re: Hmmmm, Where is the floppy drive in XP?
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:27:32 -0600
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 21:23:38 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
<G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> wrote:

>In message <atmm0dp65cfs8gdigschdd5ggd1llpagru@4ax.com>, 
>gfretwell@aol.com writes:
>>On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 13:58:54 -0600, james@nospam.com wrote:
>[]
>>>I would have looked already, but I cant remember what key to hit to get
>>>into the bios. Its a homemade computer so looking that up may be tricky.
>>>I think I need to start putting labels on every computer saying what key
>>>needs to be pressed to go to the bios.
>
>On most, they tell you on screen during boot, especially desktops rather 
>than laptops. (If a CRT monitor, sometimes before the monitor has warmed 
>up, though, if it is turned on at the same time as the PC.) Sometimes 
>hidden behind a splash screen, though _that_ usually has a "press xx to 
>dismiss splash screen" on it somewhere.
>>
>>You are probably on to something. Go into BIOS setup and be sure the
>>FDD adapter is enabled.
>[]
>Though the lack of any flash from the drive's LED makes me suspect it 
>isn't getting power ...

IT WORKS NOW.
Turns out the bios was set to "NONE' for floppy drives. I changed that,
and it works. It tried to boot from the floppy in that drive, which just
contains a text tile. I had to remove the floppy so XP would load from
the HDD. 

Thanks for all who helped. Is one of you who made me suspect the bios. I
actually did not know floppies could be disabled in the bios. Now I do!

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