Why do I have 2 floppy drives showing?

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TJFilipi

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I have a system running 32-bit Home Premium and noticed that when I open "My Computer" it shows two floppy drives - A: and B: - even though my system only has one floppy drive (and there's only one showing in BIOS setup). I tried uninstalling drive B:, but the next time I booted, it was reinstalled. I then tried uninstalling both floppies -- when I rebooted, the system promptly reinstalled A: and B:.
Any suggestions on how to correct this? It's not a critical problem, since I have only used my floppy to boot hard drive diagnostics, but it is becoming a major irritant.
Tom Filipi
 

My Computer

System One

OMG! You found B:!!! Nobody has seen B in 2 decades.

Seriously, I'm not sure how to help? B is a legacy thing that was before my time. Were you tooling around in the bios recently?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Fumz' Flux-Capacitor
    CPU
    E8400
    Motherboard
    DFI LP DK P35-T2RS
    Memory
    4GB G.Skill PC-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS
    Sound Card
    X-Fi XtremeGamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    500GB W.D. RE2 Primary
    1TB W.D. Caviar GP WD10EACS
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610
    Case
    Lian Li Lancool K62
    Cooling
    Thermalright Ultima-90/S-Flex 120mm
    Keyboard
    MS Natural Elite 4000 Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    2.5MB/430
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL 4500
His computer is having flashbacks from 15 yrs ago....If I remember correctly, the A and B assignments were determined by the floppy cable.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Core Duo 2 E6700
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
    Memory
    4g-Corsair XMS2 6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI 4870x2
    Hard Drives
    2 Maxtor Essential SATA2 drives Raid 0
    Pioneer 212D SATA DVD-R/W
I haven't touched the BIOS since I performed a flash update that was recommended by the mainboard mfr (microstar) to correct some original Vista problems. I haven't been paying attention to the floppy part of the drive list, so I'm unsure when the B: drive first appeared - for all I know, it could have been there since my original upgrade from Win2K, (which was an absolute horror - I must have spent a week on the phone with Vista support before it was working properly.) In any case, it's comforting (I think) that I'm not the only one who is mystified!
PS: I notice that this Forum on drivers has the subheading "Vista x64 Driver help & discussion" Does this mean I shouldn't have posted my 32-bit query here? If so, my apologies, and please direct me to the correct venue.
Tom Filipi
 

My Computer

System One

it is due to your bios update. same thing (kinda) happened to me when i flashed my bios. when you flashed your bios, you loaded a bios that has defaults settings applied. after the flash i performed, i had to go back into the bios and reset all of the settings to where i had them set before the flash. why yours chose to show the b floppy is unclear, but you will have to go into bios to set the drive as not used.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Garage PC
    CPU
    Intel Pentium E3300 @ 2.5GHz
    Motherboard
    BioStar G41-M7
    Memory
    A-Data PC2-6400 (2 X 2GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Diamond Radeon HD 4650
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Mx705 (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    1152x864
    Hard Drives
    320 GB Hitachi - System Drive /
    100 GB Maxtor - Diagnostic Application /
    PSU
    LOGISYS PS480E12 480W
    Case
    Generic Barebones Case
    Cooling
    Stock Intel HSF
    Keyboard
    Generic PS/2
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    10 d / 1 u
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