NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/comp/sys/ibm/pc/hardware/36939

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From: [e-mail] (ZhongDong Lin)
Subject: Help: floppy drive keeps the information of previous disk
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 18:35:27 GMT
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  I just found out yesterday that my 5.25" floppy drive has a strange problem:
it displays the information (at least the file names) of previous disk rather
than current one.  Say for example I insert a floppy disk 1 into drive, and
type dir a:, screen will display the information of floppy disk 1, no problem
so far.  Next I take the disk 1 out and insert a disk 2 into drive, now the
probelm comes: if I type dir a: again, screen will display the information of
disk 1 rather than disk 2.  If I switch to dirve b: and come back, it works
fine again.  I really don't know it is the problem of the drive or the
controller.  I would live with it other than I can't install the game from a:
anymore (it keeps asking me to insert disk 2 while disk 2 is in the drive).  I
bought a new game with only 5.25" disks, I really like to play it.  Besides,
this problem might cause some even bigger damage.  On and on, help please.
E-mail preferred, but I will keep my eyes open for any responds posted.
  My computer system: 486/33 with following: two floppy disks, a cd-rom, a
modem, a sound-blast pro., a joystick, a mouse and a printer.  Also my system
is equipped with local bus (both video and IO), could this be the problem?
  Help! Help! Help!

  Brian