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Dell PowerEdge 1600SC Server Questions & Answers
Hi i have connected a floppy disk drive to my Dell
Not sure what "the drive forks" actually means.
The floppy drive usually connects via a dedicated connector on the motherboard by a ribbon cable similar to the IDE cables but physically smaller and of course to the power supply. If the drive, the cable and the motherboard is ok it should appear in the bios list ready to be enabled and added to the boot order.
If the floppy drive doesn't appear in the list you should refer to the motherboard manual as there might be some jumpers to reset or perhaps it is only suitable for a usb floppy drive.
Take the number from the motherboard and do an internet search which should direct you to a place where you can download a manual which will contain all the information you need.
Cloned Drive won't boot on Dell 1600SC
If you are using an image made from the IBM and it has a different processor and the board specs are different that can cause the drive not to boot it will act like it is then go into a perpetual boot. I would try to re image it again to insure that is ok on the drive also check the board If one is and AMD and the other an Intel then that would be part of the problem.
How to reset BIOS?
You can do that by doing the jumper settings procedure, you can find the steps from the user manual of your unit
Factory Reset
create a wipe disc from the internet or just install OS, When new OS is installing, before it does it automatically formats the hdd
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