Comments on: Reader’s Contest – Floppy Drive’s Light Keeps Blinking Even When No Floppy Inside

By: Oung Thu

Oung Thu — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:51:52 +0000

I guess because of virus but I don’t know what virus.
Kaspersky can remove it, I think.

By: dk

dk — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:41:28 +0000

The antivirus might be scanning for removable devices…

By: Rajat

Rajat — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:40:23 +0000

The only reason why the light keeps on glowing or blinking even with no floppy is that it is installed improperly on the system. To be precise, the Ribbon Cable of the drive must be connected backwards. This improper connection can be fixed:
1. Shutdown the system.
2. Unplug the floppy drive cable.
3. Flip the cable and install it properly with the drive.
I think the problem should get solved.