F and G drive gone + more problems

[BluesMan1]

Well it seems that i'm having some little problems.

Using Windows 2000, i reinstalled a week ago and now i'm starting to have problems.

- The HD is making noise and it was not like that before.

- I can't put anything on disquettes, it says that it's not formatted but they are formatted, i use them all the time without any problems.

- The F & G drives are not their anymore and even Direct CD doesn't detect them.

Is there a Repair function with Win 2000 like XP or is there any information about the problems that i'm having right now.

I have to mention that it is not my computer, i reinstalled the OS on this machine and when i left it was working fine. I'm looking for information about what can be the cause of that.

Thanks for your time.

[Bill in SD, CA]

You can boot from your 2K CD and there is an option to repair the installation.

Bill

[BluesMan1]

Thanks Bill, is there also a Recovery Console option that i can use with Win 2K ?

[Bill in SD, CA]

Yeah, just follow the on-screen instructions.

Bill

[BluesMan1]

Update...

I was troubleshooting the computer and find out that the floppy drive is on his way out.

I unplug it and F & G were back and working fine. I tried Recovery Console and Repair before that and of course none of them fix the problem.

The floppy drive is back but it will be replaced in a near future. The computer is now working fine.

Thanks