Floppy diskette seek failure on dell 9100

[chasmasgoofer]

how to fix floppy diskette seek failure on a dell 9100 press f1 to continue?

 

[nhasian]

two options:

1) replace the floppy drive if you intend on using it
2) disable the floppy in the bios to avoid that error message during post.

 

[paul morphology]

How do you replace a floppy drive,
assuming it can be purchased?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

How do you replace a floppy drive,
assuming it can be purchased?

Same way you replace any other component. Remove the old one, put the new one in the same hole, attach all the cables. It ain't rocket science.