Re: Floppy Drives

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From: MarkC (None_at_nospam.com)
Date: 12/11/04

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    Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 14:25:25 -0700

    Understand your explanation about the floppies not showing in disk
    management. Thanks...

    On the USB floppy, your saying I maybe able to assign a permanent drive
    letter "B" using the BIOS?
    Mark

    "JerryM (ID)" <jerrym526@cableone.net> wrote in message
    news:%23HZ8XV83EHA.3316@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
    > The floppy drives don't usually show up in disk management.
    > Double click My computer to see them.
    > You can access them through the Windows command prompt or thru the BIOS
    > during bootup.
    >
    > "MarkC" <None@nospam.com> wrote in message
    > news:e3pUHG83EHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    >> XP PRO SP2: (Maybe reading my other recent posts you all know what I
    >> have by now)...
    >>
    >> When I right click on the hard drive and click manage and go to Disk
    >> Management, the main internal "A" Floppy Drive doesn't show up, is that
    >> normal? Is it possible to show it?
    >>
    >> I also have a USB floppy drive, for some reason XP doesn't anchor the
    >> drive letter "B" to it. It could be Drive "B", then when I log off and
    >> log on again it could be "F" or "G". There are no other drives taking
    >> the "B" drive spot. Why does this keep changing? I went and asked this
    >> same question with the maker of the drive and they said it's XP causing
    >> it. I like to give the USB floppy drive a permanent drive letter of "B",
    >> is it possible? I thought it could be done in the disk management
    >> utility but no floppy drives are listed. By the way for extra
    >> information, I do not remove the USB connection at anytime, the USB
    >> floppy drive stays connected.
    >>
    >> Thanks,
    >>
    >> MarkC
    >>
    >
    >

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