CompTIA A+ Depot Technician Quiz #3

[ramesh]

You just installed a floppy drive into a computer. When you boot up the computer you notice that the light on the floppy drive stays on continuously, but the computer still boots into the operating system. What is the most likely cause of this? Choose the best option(s) from those listed below.

a) The power cable is not plugged in.
b) The ribbon cable is reversed.
c) The motherboard is defective.
d) The floppy drive is defective.

[Utech22]

I stop use floppy drive, so I don't remember the diagnosis.

[zRo ToLeRaNcE]

B - IDE cable reversed

[ramesh]

The most common cause of the floppy drive light staying on is an incorrectly installed ribbon cable . Ensuring that pin 1 of the cable is lined up with pin 1 on both the motherboard connector and floppy drive will typically resolve this problem. It does not usually result in any damage to the motherboard or the drive.

Correct Option(s):

b) The ribbon cable is reversed.

Incorrect Option(s):

a) The power cable is not plugged in. - If the power cable was unplugged the light would not come on.
c) The motherboard is defective. - If the motherboard was defective, the computer would not boot.
d) The floppy drive is defective. - When a drive is defective it will not usually operate or will give random errors when reading data.