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Mystery floppy drive

  • 30-05-2008 10:58pm
    #1
    ryanoj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭


    Hi All, I have windows vista SP1, I've just noticed an icon in my computer shows a floppy drive symbol, even though I don't have a foppy drive! Very strange. I don't know how long its been there, any thoughts anyone.


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  • #2
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    yeah i noticed that too. It's probably a work around to some part of windows that gives problems if it can't find a floppy drive. Just ignore it. It won't let you copy files to it or anything


  • #3
    Lazarus2.0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Lazarus2.0


    Not a Vista user myself but am wondering would disabling the floppy in BIOS solve the problem ...


  • #4
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    nessyguin wrote: »
    Not a Vista user myself

    it's the same on xp


  • #5
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    Sam Vimes wrote: »
    it's the same on xp
    I had the phantom floppy drive in XP too until I disabled the floppy drive controller in the BIOS. ("onboard FDC controller" as far as I can remember)
    So yeah give it a shot.


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