Why has my floppy disk drive turned into a 5& quatre inch?

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David Angus

Just re-installed windows 98, formated drive c: when i
done everything like re-installing and upgrading my
drivers and that, i then relised that my floppy disk drive
has turned into the old BBC computer 5 and a quartre inch
drive! how can i fix this?

DAve
 
Hi, David.

Many computers have a BIOS setting for this. If you don't know how to view
and change your computer's BIOS settings, consult your owner's manual, or
post the make and model here and somebody should be able to tell you how to
do it on YOUR machine. On most of them, we have to press Del or F10 or some
other key early in the boot process.

RC
 
Hi David
This could be a problem with your BIOS configuration, you may want to see if your BIOS manufacturer has any details on what to do if Windows detects the wrong Floppy Drive. If your BIOS is correctly configured to a 3 1/4 Inch Floppy then you could try reinstalling your Floppy Disc and Controller Drivers
To do the Right Click "My Computer
Go to the "Device Manager
In the menu choose "Hard Disk Controllers" and if "Standard Floppy Disk Controller" is shown, right click it and press "Remove". If another type of Floppy Disk Controller is displayed, I DON'T RECOMMEND YOU ATTEMPT TO DELETE IT. Contact your Original Equiptment Manufacturer
If you had a Standard Floppy Disk Controller, now find your "Floppy Drive" option, if this too is a standard one, remove it
Reboot your Computer and when prompted reinstall the drivers (You may need your Windows 98 Setup CD)
Hope this help
K Williams
 
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