ASUS P4P800-X single floppy drive problem

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notinthisworld
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hello all, this may sound oldish, but i need two floppy drives installed on my cpu. sadly to say, ASUS P4P800-X supports only 1 floppy drive in the bios. is there a workaround on this one? can someone help me edit the bios? please help. hoping for your favorable response. thanks again.

more info:
http://asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=1 ... odelmenu=2

the bios link for the ASUS P4P800-X
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/soc ... 10-003.zip

advance many thanks to all
notinthisworld
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any help guys? thanks
KachiWachi
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What happens if you just connect a second floppy drive to the FDD cable?

If this doesn't work, would a USB floppy drive be acceptable?


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notinthisworld
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KachiWachi wrote:What happens if you just connect a second floppy drive to the FDD cable?

If this doesn't work, would a USB floppy drive be acceptable?


Thanks.
the leds of both floppy drive just turned on steady. nothing happens. and it can't be detected in windows too.

i can't use usb floppy drive. it's too bulky . thanks
cp
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sounds like a twisted cable. the drive leds should only turn on if you access the drive.
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notinthisworld
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good morning. ok sir. will try again today. although i really only see 1 floppy drive in the bios. will post results later sir. thanks again
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