Re: floppy drive error

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From: Steve
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:00

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Yes........but if this is the case why does it access the floppy before
giving the error?

"Roger Hamlett" <roger@ttelmah.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:955623051.18364.5.nnrp-06.9e988e54@news.demon.co.uk...
>
> Steve wrote in message <_7aJ4.2070$GP3.11890@typhoon.nyroc.rr.com>...
> >Yes will boot to dos. No twist.
> This is your problem. The first floppy, should have the twist. I
> suspect you may have the BIOS set to 'swap A/B' (an option for this
> exists in most BIOS's), so you actually have drive 'B' attached, but
> being seen as 'A' from DOS or W9x. In NT, the drivers ignore the BIOS,
> and are finding no drive A attached...
>
> Best Wishes
>
>
>

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Subject: Re: floppy drive error
Date: 2000/04/13
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