Floppy Drives

[MarkC]

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

 

[JerryM \(ID\)]

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]

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 \(ID\)]

Not sure, depends on the BIOS.
Jerry

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

 

[MarkC]

I checked the bios info and it looks like I can't. No other way?

I wish I could just somehow get the USB floppy drive to use Drive "B" all
the time...

Mark

 

[JerryM \(ID\)]

Mark, what letter does the system assign to the USB port floppy if you
unplug the cable and reboot, putting the cable back in after Windows is up
and running ?
Check it by double clicking My Computer.

 

[Mike Hall]

Floppy drives on the floppy controller cable will get the designation A &
B.. the USB floppy drive is just seen as another removable drive..

 

[MarkC]

It assigns it drive "B". However, once I log off (not shutting down the
computer) and later log on again, it will be drive "G". If another person
logs on, it could be "H".
A = Internal Floppy drive
B = Unused, unless the USB floppy drive is assigned this at random.
C = Hard drive
D = DVD/Ram/R writable internal drive
E = CD-R/RW writable internal drive
F = DVD/DL writable external USB drive, stays "F", no change.
G and H = Can either be the HP ALL-IN-ONE w/card reader slots as drives, or
the USB floppy drive

Mark

 

[JerryM \(ID\)]

Sorry, Mark,
No fix from here,

Jerry

It assigns it drive "B". However, once I log off (not shutting down the
computer) and later log on again, it will be drive "G". If another person
logs on, it could be "H".

<Snip>

 

[MarkC]

Thanks for the suggestions and taking a stab at it.
Mark