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yes, I tried floppy drive and I believe I cleared the CMOS. In clearing the CMOS, I unplugged all peripherals and power supply. I removed the battery, then closed pins 2-3 on the 'Clear CMOS' jumper for 30 secs, then closed pins 1-2 (normal), put battery in, then connected everything. Is there anyth...

Thanks for the reply. I don't think a floppy based version of the setup will help. It doesn't seem to want to read the floppy drive. I've put a startup disk in it, when the light comes on, it never seems to make a noise such that it is spinning the disk to read it. Then the light goes off like nothi...

I've replaced a motherboard in a Compaq Presario 7360. There was no video signal from the previous mb. Now, this motherboard gives me video at bootup. The Compaq logo appears, the memory is checked, then the light on the floppy drive comes on, but the system never access the floppy disk. The light o...