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Article #3940Re: [Q]: Booting from floppy B:?
From: Rick Francis
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 00:00
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 00:00
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jon@ids.pix.za (Jon Wayne) wrote: .. >Russel, > >Hi! Very few computers will allow you to boot from the B drive. The a drive >is no problem. Most bios settings - pheonix and AMi do not allow you to >specify the b drive. I had the problem myself recently with a pc at work. >Eventually I had to get a new floppy - stiffy cable and reconnect the drives. > >Jon A number of years ago, when the two-floppy-sizes awkwardness was at its peak, I ran across a very inexpensive (Taiwan) FDD controller with a little toggle switch on the backplate -- you flipped the switch, it made A: into B: and B: into A:. Not a need-to-have, but definitely a nice-to- have. The old hi-density 5-1/4" is long gone now, but I still have that controller in my parts box, just in case... Rick
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