Re: PROBLEM: floppy motor spins when floppy module not installed

[Måns Rullgård]

Dale Mellor <dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 1. Floppy motor spins when floppy module not installed.

It's a known problem.  Some broken BIOSes don't turn off the motor
after probing for a disk.  One solution is to change the boot priority
in the BIOS settings so the hard disk is tried before floppy.  If you
ever need to boot from a floppy, you can change it back.

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mru@xxxxxx

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