Error: "disk is not formatted.

Original title: Dell Dimesion 4600i after a clean install of XP Pro is no longer operational (A) floppy drive need help

Dell Computer Corporation
Processor Intel (r) Pentium (r) 4 CPU 2 .66GHz
Processor speed 2.60 GHz
(Vivid RAM) memory 512 MB
Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Version of the operating system

At the end I re - install a new copy of XP PRO W/SP-3 I lost the functioning of A floppy drive and if I try to open a floppy disk it says the disk is not formatted and asks if I would like to format the diskette (Y) or (N)

The disk is not damaged and contains drivers for a Fast PCI card?

How to restore the functioning of the disk? Missing a driver? In the properties of the device, I find no error? Is this a BIOS / CMOS setting that I also replaced a battery 3V M.B.?

5.1.2600

Hi, Jim Morrison,.
 
You may need to check the BIOS Basic Input Output System () setting.
 

NOTE: BIOS change / semiconductor (CMOS) to complementary metal oxide settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from configuration can resolved BIOS/CMOS settings. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

Try the workaround mentioned in the article below and check if it helps fix the problem.

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