From: James H. E. Maugham (CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com)
Date: Thu Jul 13 2000 - 14:52:44 EDT
Not according to IBM Mike. Could you perhaps be wrong? E.g., when you have the
floppy installed it comes up as the B: drive? This _should_ be independent of
the OS.
Regards,
James
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Capone [mailto:drgrant_at_ziplink.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 11:45 AM
> To: thinkpads2
> Subject: RE: 600x and FDD
>
>
>
> To make such a blanket statement is wrong. I have a TP770ED/9549
> and the floppy will show up as A: wether it is connected
> internally via the ultrabay or plugged in via the external
> floppy cable. Chances are what we're seeing here is either
> a Nuance of the TP600X, but more likely a
> nuance of Windows 2000.
>
> -Mike
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James H. E. Maugham [mailto:CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 1:05 PM
> > To: Greg Langham; 'Will Lau'; THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu
> > Subject: RE: 600x and FDD
> >
> >
> > Thinkpads reserve the A: drive for the _internal_ floppy drive
> > solely. If you
> > attach your floppy with any of the external options, it will be
> > assigned the B:
> > drive designation _regardless_ of whether or not the internal floppy is
> > installed.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > James
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg Langham [mailto:greg_at_psnet.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 8:23 AM
> > To: 'Will Lau'; THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu
> > Subject: RE: 600x and FDD
> >
> >
> > I believe this is a feature of Windows 2000.
> > By giving the external floppy connector a drive letter, you can
> > hot plug it and
> > it immediately is available. So, in essence, Windows 2000 always
> > believes the
> > external floppy is connected.
> > So when you put the floppy in the ultraslimbay, to Win 2000 thinks its the
> > second floppy, so it gives it B:.
> > Greg
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Will Lau [mailto:contact_at_snappersolutions.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 5:36 AM
> > To: THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu
> > Subject: 600x and FDD
> >
> >
> > I've just noticed recently my system shows up 2 floppy drives
> > A:
> > B:
> > Up to recently only A: was available.
> > Is it because:
> > [1] A: is the external and B: is when I slot it in the slimbay?
> > [2] I foolishly pulled out the slimbay cartridge and later slotted in the
> > FDD into the slimbay without disabling the bay first?
> > [3] something funny happening in Win2000
> > -Will
> >
> >
>
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