Article ID: 268146 - Last Review: January 27, 2007 - Revision: 2.1

Windows Millennium Edition Detects Floppy Disk Drive When One Is Not Present

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SYMPTOMS

On a computer that has removable Universal Serial Bus (USB) or LS-120 floppy disk drives, you may see multiple floppy disk drives in My Computer. This behavior may occur when you plug in a USB or LS-120 floppy disk drive. The drive may appear in My Computer as both a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive (drive A) and as another drive letter.
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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the computer's BIOS is reporting that a floppy disk drive exists, so the controller is given resources by Windows.
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RESOLUTION

Contact your computer manufacturer to inquire about obtaining a BIOS update for your computer.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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