RC1 Install shows floppy drive as B:

[Guest]

After installing RC1, my floppy drive shows up as drive letter B:
Could this be a motherboard/BIOS issue or is it Vista?

If anyone else has experienced this issue with Vista builds, please let me
know what I should do to correct the drive letter so it shows up as A:

Thanks,
KeithG1

 

[Guest]

Hi KeithG1,

Don't think this is quite the same thing, but when I installed RC1, I had
TWO floppy drives showing... A & B. When a disc was inserted in the drive,
neither "device" would open it! I discovered that the power cable to the
floppy drive was disconnected! Don't know why 2 drives appeared; any
connection? No pun intended!!!

Mike

 

[Guest]

Hi Mike, thanks for the response. Sorry, no connection to the issue you had.
In XP Pro, the drive shows up correctly as A: It's just in Vista it shows as
B: Weird!

 

[jwardl]

Can you change it with Disk Manager?

Hi Mike, thanks for the response. Sorry, no connection to the issue you
had.
In XP Pro, the drive shows up correctly as A: It's just in Vista it shows
as
B: Weird!

 

[Guest]

No, Disk Manager doesn't who floppy drives.
Thanks for your reply!

 

[Guest]

Hi Keith,
Have you tried uninstalling the drive in device manager and letting VISTA
find it again.

 

[jwardl]

My bad -- never really tried before.

No, Disk Manager doesn't who floppy drives.
Thanks for your reply!

 

[Guest]

Hi PaulB,
Good idea. Unfortunately, Vista found it and labeled it B: I tried checking
the Registry too, but no luck.
Thanks for trying!

 

[Guest]

Hi KeithG1
Usually the way the operating system labels floppy drives is dependent on
the cable
and if a multi connector cable where on the cable. Have you tried another
floppy cable?