phantom a: drive (floppy)

[Guest rick]

Every time I reboot, my computer sets my floppy as the first boot device. I

dont have a floppy drive on my computer!..

It shows up on my 'my computer' as a: floppy....

It also shows up in my hardware manager. but....I dont have one...honest.

There is nothing plugged into the floppy drive socket on the mobo...

I have tried disabling, removing...etc....but to no avail.

My bios has been updated...and a fresh instal of winxp media edition.

If I reboot, and go to bios settings...it is there in my boot

sequence.......if I disable it ...and set my cd as first, hd as second, and

save it......the computer boots just fine. But...if I reboot....the little

brat keeps coming back.

Is there a way of getting rid of it for good?... I dont want a floppy drive

on my computer.

Thanks..

[Guest Bob I]

Re: phantom a: drive (floppy)

 

Sounds like you need to set the BIOS so that it does't have the FDC enabled.

 

rick wrote:

> Every time I reboot, my computer sets my floppy as the first boot device. I

> dont have a floppy drive on my computer!..

> It shows up on my 'my computer' as a: floppy....

> It also shows up in my hardware manager. but....I dont have one...honest.

> There is nothing plugged into the floppy drive socket on the mobo...

> I have tried disabling, removing...etc....but to no avail.

> My bios has been updated...and a fresh instal of winxp media edition.

> If I reboot, and go to bios settings...it is there in my boot

> sequence.......if I disable it ...and set my cd as first, hd as second, and

> save it......the computer boots just fine. But...if I reboot....the little

> brat keeps coming back.

> Is there a way of getting rid of it for good?... I dont want a floppy drive

> on my computer.

> Thanks..

>

[Guest rick]

Re: phantom a: drive (floppy)

 

Thanks for the advice...but as you can see in my post....that was one of the

first things I did.........

 

 

"Bob I" wrote:

> Sounds like you need to set the BIOS so that it does't have the FDC enabled.

>

> rick wrote:

>

> > Every time I reboot, my computer sets my floppy as the first boot device. I

> > dont have a floppy drive on my computer!..

> > It shows up on my 'my computer' as a: floppy....

> > It also shows up in my hardware manager. but....I dont have one...honest.

> > There is nothing plugged into the floppy drive socket on the mobo...

> > I have tried disabling, removing...etc....but to no avail.

> > My bios has been updated...and a fresh instal of winxp media edition.

> > If I reboot, and go to bios settings...it is there in my boot

> > sequence.......if I disable it ...and set my cd as first, hd as second, and

> > save it......the computer boots just fine. But...if I reboot....the little

> > brat keeps coming back.

> > Is there a way of getting rid of it for good?... I dont want a floppy drive

> > on my computer.

> > Thanks..

> >

>

>

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: phantom a: drive (floppy)

 

Most BIOS setups have both a Floppy type entry ( 1.44...) and also in

the peripherals category an ability to turn on/off the FD Controller. I'd

check your BIOS and see if that entry is available. Once the controller

is off it's highly unlikely a Floppy drive will be detected.

 

"rick" <nuttinhoney@cornerpub.com> wrote in message

news:D4B4C661-2717-4B2D-BB36-F388CDAF8B09@microsoft.com...

> Thanks for the advice...but as you can see in my post....that was one of

> the

> first things I did.........

>

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>> Sounds like you need to set the BIOS so that it does't have the FDC

>> enabled.

>>

>> rick wrote:

>>

>> > Every time I reboot, my computer sets my floppy as the first boot

>> > device. I

>> > dont have a floppy drive on my computer!..

>> > It shows up on my 'my computer' as a: floppy....

>> > It also shows up in my hardware manager. but....I dont have

>> > one...honest.

>> > There is nothing plugged into the floppy drive socket on the mobo...

>> > I have tried disabling, removing...etc....but to no avail.

>> > My bios has been updated...and a fresh instal of winxp media edition.

>> > If I reboot, and go to bios settings...it is there in my boot

>> > sequence.......if I disable it ...and set my cd as first, hd as second,

>> > and

>> > save it......the computer boots just fine. But...if I reboot....the

>> > little

>> > brat keeps coming back.

>> > Is there a way of getting rid of it for good?... I dont want a floppy

>> > drive

>> > on my computer.

>> > Thanks..

>> >

>>

>>

[Guest PD43]

Re: phantom a: drive (floppy)

 

rick <nuttinhoney@cornerpub.com> wrote:

>Thanks for the advice...but as you can see in my post....that was one of the

>first things I did.........

 

Google "TWEAK UI for XP"

 

Download it.

 

Run it.

 

There is an option in it that will let you choose which drive letters

will show.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: phantom a: drive (floppy)

 

Then you may contact the motherboard tech support, the issue is not with

Windows but a malfunction of the hardware.

 

rick wrote:

> Thanks for the advice...but as you can see in my post....that was one of the

> first things I did.........

>

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>

>>Sounds like you need to set the BIOS so that it does't have the FDC enabled.

>>

>>rick wrote:

>>

>>

>>>Every time I reboot, my computer sets my floppy as the first boot device. I

>>>dont have a floppy drive on my computer!..

>>>It shows up on my 'my computer' as a: floppy....

>>>It also shows up in my hardware manager. but....I dont have one...honest.

>>>There is nothing plugged into the floppy drive socket on the mobo...

>>>I have tried disabling, removing...etc....but to no avail.

>>>My bios has been updated...and a fresh instal of winxp media edition.

>>>If I reboot, and go to bios settings...it is there in my boot

>>>sequence.......if I disable it ...and set my cd as first, hd as second, and

>>>save it......the computer boots just fine. But...if I reboot....the little

>>>brat keeps coming back.

>>>Is there a way of getting rid of it for good?... I dont want a floppy drive

>>>on my computer.

>>>Thanks..

>>>

>>

>>

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: phantom a: drive (floppy)

 

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:%23jhddQjfIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Then you may contact the motherboard tech support, the issue is not with

> Windows but a malfunction of the hardware.

>

 

Not necessarily. I have two Windows XP builds. One shows a floppy (A:)

drive. The other doesn't. I don't have a floppy drive either (nor I

believe a floppy drive controller). I just live with it.

> rick wrote:

>

>> Thanks for the advice...but as you can see in my post....that was one of

>> the first things I did.........

>>

>>

>> "Bob I" wrote:

>>

>>

>>>Sounds like you need to set the BIOS so that it does't have the FDC

>>>enabled.

>>>

>>>rick wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>Every time I reboot, my computer sets my floppy as the first boot

>>>>device. I dont have a floppy drive on my computer!..

>>>>It shows up on my 'my computer' as a: floppy....

>>>>It also shows up in my hardware manager. but....I dont have

>>>>one...honest.

>>>>There is nothing plugged into the floppy drive socket on the mobo...

>>>>I have tried disabling, removing...etc....but to no avail.

>>>>My bios has been updated...and a fresh instal of winxp media edition.

>>>>If I reboot, and go to bios settings...it is there in my boot

>>>>sequence.......if I disable it ...and set my cd as first, hd as second,

>>>>and save it......the computer boots just fine. But...if I reboot....the

>>>>little brat keeps coming back.

>>>>Is there a way of getting rid of it for good?... I dont want a floppy

>>>>drive on my computer.

>>>>Thanks..

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: phantom a: drive (floppy)

 

 

 

M.I.5¾ wrote:

> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:%23jhddQjfIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

>>Then you may contact the motherboard tech support, the issue is not with

>>Windows but a malfunction of the hardware.

>>

>

>

> Not necessarily. I have two Windows XP builds. One shows a floppy (A:)

> drive. The other doesn't. I don't have a floppy drive either (nor I

> believe a floppy drive controller). I just live with it.

>

 

This statement indicates that the issue is the BIOS, XP doesn't "set the

boot order"

 

"Every time I reboot, my computer sets my floppy as the first boot device."

[Guest rick]

Re: phantom a: drive (floppy)

 

I installed tweakui....set it to NOT show the a: drive and everything

(almost) dissapeared. No icon in 'my computer' for the floppy now...which

makes me happy....it dosnt show up in my boot sequence anymore in the bios

settup...the only thing left over is in my control panel>>hardware

manager.....the floppy driver keeps installing....but I can live with that.

Thanks..

 

r

 

"Bob I" wrote:

>

>

> M.I.5¾ wrote:

>

> > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> > news:%23jhddQjfIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >

> >>Then you may contact the motherboard tech support, the issue is not with

> >>Windows but a malfunction of the hardware.

> >>

> >

> >

> > Not necessarily. I have two Windows XP builds. One shows a floppy (A:)

> > drive. The other doesn't. I don't have a floppy drive either (nor I

> > believe a floppy drive controller). I just live with it.

> >

>

> This statement indicates that the issue is the BIOS, XP doesn't "set the

> boot order"

>

> "Every time I reboot, my computer sets my floppy as the first boot device."

>

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: phantom a: drive (floppy)

 

Glad to hear you have a satisfactory solution!

 

rick wrote:

> I installed tweakui....set it to NOT show the a: drive and everything

> (almost) dissapeared. No icon in 'my computer' for the floppy now...which

> makes me happy....it dosnt show up in my boot sequence anymore in the bios

> settup...the only thing left over is in my control panel>>hardware

> manager.....the floppy driver keeps installing....but I can live with that.

> Thanks..

>

> r

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>

>>

>>M.I.5¾ wrote:

>>

>>

>>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>news:%23jhddQjfIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>>

>>>>Then you may contact the motherboard tech support, the issue is not with

>>>>Windows but a malfunction of the hardware.

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>Not necessarily. I have two Windows XP builds. One shows a floppy (A:)

>>>drive. The other doesn't. I don't have a floppy drive either (nor I

>>>believe a floppy drive controller). I just live with it.

>>>

>>

>>This statement indicates that the issue is the BIOS, XP doesn't "set the

>>boot order"

>>

>>"Every time I reboot, my computer sets my floppy as the first boot device."

>>

>>