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Thornton Ege <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 7 Jul 1998 04:11:41 -0400
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At 01:38 PM 7/4/98 -0700, you wrote:
>I'm working on a computer that has an OR Technology LS-120 floppy drive
>installed in lieu of a standard 3.5" floppy drive.
>
>The motherboard (an FIC 2007) detects it as a bootable device, so it
functions
>properly at the pre-operating system level.  However, in both Windows 95B
and in
>a clean install of Windows 98, it shows up in My Computer as both an A
drive and
>as a D drive.  When accessing it as a D drive, it functions properly.  When
>accessing it as an A drive, the machine hangs forever.
>
>Is it normal for the OR LS-120's to be visible as both an A drive and as a D
>drive in Win95B and/or Win98? Or is this some weird interaction of the LS-120
>with this specific motherboard?
>
>Roxanne Pierce
>R2 Systems, San Diego
>mailto:[log in to unmask]
>
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Roxanne

Did you get a fix on this? I'm thinking about getting an LS-120 and want to
be prepared for anything.

TIA

Thornton

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