Scythe YD-8V08 Floppy/Card Reader Problem

[Cobe_24]

Hi guys..Having a little problem with the YD-8V08 Floppy drive with 18 in 1 card reader..

I have slotted the drive into a bay and connected my Floppy 34 pin cable to the drive and other end to the Motherboard and I have also connected the USB mini B/USB A cable cable one end into the little USB minib port on the underside of the floppy drive and the other end (USB A) into a USB 2.0 port on my machine..

now..The card reader is working fine..I have all my card reader slots working.. but my Floppy disk slot is not working.. and the whole YD-8V08 drive is making a loud very annoying buzzing sound..

Any Ideas on how to get my floppy disk drive working and get rid of that buzzing noise?

I have not connected the USB header pin cable.. I assumed that this cable is optional and you can use either 1 of the two USB cables supplied.. is this true or do both cables need to be plugged in?

Thanks

Mike

[hiroshige]

Hello Mike,

for me this sounds as if there is something broken at the CardReader Combo. Normally, there shouldn't be any sound coming from the device.

Please send it back for RMA to your reseller. Sorry for that.

Cheers,
Stefan

[Cobe_24]

not a problem at all..I have actually noticed that my Floppy drive cable that connects from the floppy drive to the motherboard looks like it could be faulty as it is split between the wires (no bare wire showing just split casing) and the cable is twisted then inserted into the plug..ie a manufacturing fault..Do you think this could be the problem rather than the drive itself?

[Oli]

This twist in floppy drive cables is normal and by design.


Bye Oli

[Cobe_24]

Oh it is? looks broken to me lol ok thanks for the heads up Oli..ill send the drive back then..cheers again

Mike

[jasvid008]

Hi,
My problem is similar in nature to Cobe_24's but reversed, my floppy works but my card reader does not. I don't see any issues in device manager and none of the card reader slots appear in My Computer. I realize that the reader should run off USB but wonder if there are any additional drivers to install??
Thanks!

[hiroshige]

Hello jasvid008,

what happens when you insert a card into the cardreader?

Cheers,
Stefan - Scythe EU Hamburg

[jasvid008]

Originally Posted by hiroshige

Hello jasvid008,

what happens when you insert a card into the cardreader?

Cheers,
Stefan - Scythe EU Hamburg

Absolutely nothing, no light comes on, can't locate drive in My Computer.

[hiroshige]

Well,
this sounds as if you got a defective device, sorry for that
Could you please send it back to your Reseller for RMA?

Regards,
Stefan - Scythe EU Hamburg