Floppy Disks fail(40)

[sandydude4u]

I get this error everytime i start my PC. Please help me how to get rid of it.
It gives me 2 options F1 to continue or DEL for entering setup.
Is there some way through which i can disable my floppy drive by entering BIOS Setup so that is stops prompting me at the startup.

[Overclocked]

Sure, just go to the BIOS setup (press DEL) and disable the floppy drive in "Peripherals" (or something named similar) menu.

[radiodoc]

Originally Posted by sandydude4u

I get this error everytime i start my PC. Please help me how to get rid of it.
It gives me 2 options F1 to continue or DEL for entering setup.
Is there some way through which i can disable my floppy drive by entering BIOS Setup so that is stops prompting me at the startup.

I've had this in the past too : I used to "fiddle around" with the drive cable - on and off, and hope that it was just that the connection was "dodgy".

Finally, I got so p1ssed off with the recurring fault that I carefully examined the connection socket **INSIDE** the FDD - and found suspect soldering around the pin connections to the FDD internal board . A hot soldering iron and some more solder on the suspect pins seems to have cured it - I haven't seen any "error 40" messages in an aeon..... and this Floppy Drive has been in all my 'puters since the ear of the 286 !