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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: bombaykid on October 13, 2012, 07:54:08 PM

Title: No floppy installed but shows up in my computer, Cant run SAFE MODE
Post by: bombaykid on October 13, 2012, 07:54:08 PM

I have dell computer with following:
Microsoft Wndows xp
home edition
Verson 2002
Intel
Pentium 4 cpu 3.00Ghz
2.99 Ghz, 2.00GB of Ram
Hard drive 149 GB ( I installed new SSD drive 120GB)
Use 35.00GB
Free 149 GB

I recently clone my c:/ drive and installed new SSD drive.

I have following problems:

Problem 1.

At the start before loading operating systems I get following message:
FLOPPY DISK SEEK FAILURE, STRIKE F1 TO CONTINUE.

Once I strick f1 it loads operating system.
I do not have floppy drive installed in my computer why do I get this message.

Problem 2

I can not go to safe mode, I tried F1, F2, F8 and F12 to go to safe mode but it doed not work.

Can any one help.

Title: Re: No floppy installed but shows up in my computer, Cant run SAFE MODE
Post by: patio on October 14, 2012, 06:31:53 AM

The floppy boot seek at startup can be turned off in the BIOS...

For safemode tap F8 repeatedly at starup til it appears.