First post, by Yoghoo
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Got a MSI K7T Turbo2 motherboard which I repaired (had a missing SMD) and added an ISA slot onto. More information about this motherboard can be found here: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/msi-ms-6330-ver-5.0.
It worked great for a couple of weeks but suddenly it does not read floppy disks correctly anymore. Sometimes it will list the files (but nothing more) but even this takes longer then usual. Most of the times though it will just error out when trying to access it (cannot read disk etc). It will also corrupt the image files on the USB stick if using a Gotek. I did the following to try to narrow it down:
- Tried in Windows 98SE and DOS
- Used a Gotek and a real floppy drive (1.44MB)
- Used multiple different floppy cables
- Tried another PSU
- Checked BIOS settings
So the problem lies somewhere on the motherboard. Everything else is working fine btw (sound cards (1 ISA and 1 PCI), AGP video card, 2 DVD/CD drives, PATA2SATA SSD etc).
So the question is what has failed on the motherboard? What chip is responsible for the floppy? Anyone has any idea to debug this further?