No floppy
I just built myself a new system. . . it's the lower one. . . but didn't install a floppy on it(won't have one for a while). How do I convince Win98 that there is no floppy drive? 2000 and Whistler had no probs.
I just built myself a new system...it's the lower one...but didn't install a floppy on it(won't have one for a while). How do I convince Win98 that there is no floppy drive? 2000 and Whistler had no probs...but this does.
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NECESSARY EVIL
--Custom Built [H]ard|PC--
<Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1, IE5.5 SP1, DX8>
Intel Pentium !!! Coppermine(FCPGA 370) 800eb @ 960 (with an original ThermalTake Golden Orb heatsink)
Asus CUSL2 motherboard(no onboard sound)Rev 1.02 BIOS; rev 1004.003 (Beta)
256MB PC133 SDRAM (1x256 Mushkin Rev2 CAS 2:2:2 5t/7t STRONG @ 160mhz)
SuperMicro 760A Full Tower(Modded for more fans and painted Rustoleum Hammered Black)
SP301-RA 300W Athlon Approved Redundant Cooling Power Supply
IBM 75GXP DTLA-307015 15GB UDMA/100 7200RPM hdd & 45GB MAXTOR Diamand Max Plus M54610H6 UDMA/100 7200 RPM hdd
Promise Ultra 100 Controller
7 80mm,3 92mm, and 2 120mm High Output fans(along with 2 80mm in Power Supply, CPU, and GeForce fans) spewing out well over 1000 CFM
Creative Labs SB Live! X-Gamer running on Liveware 3
Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Annhilator Pro GeForce256 DDR on Detonator 6.49
Logitech Itouch Pro Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer(Gen 1) & Everglide (HL Giganta)
Logitech Soundman G1 Powered Speakers & AIWA HPX222 Headphones
D-Link DFE-530TX+ 10/100 Ethernet Adapter
Compaq V720 17” (1280x1024) Monitor
Hewlett Packard 660CSE Printer
Iomega 8x4x32 CD-RW & Pioneer 6x DVD/ 32x CD-ROM
Hauppauge WinTV Go
Allied Telesyn AT-FH716-10a 16-Port 10/100 hub
betaLANBOX-1
--Custom-built LAN briefcase PC--
<Windows 98SE>
AMD K6-2 450 @ 500
GigaByte GA-5AX Rev 5.2 motherboard on F3 BIOS
128MB PC100 SDRAM PNY RAM
Aluminum briefcase-style LAN case
Deer 300W Athlon Approved Power Supply
ATI All-In-Wonder 128 videocard
Diamond S70 soundcard(ESS Maestro II)
Compaq JBL speakers
D-Link 4 port USB hub
Lucent 56k Winmodem
SMC 2102 USB & Allied Telesyn AT2000 10mbs
Ethernet Adapters
30GB Maxtor Diamond Max Plus M531605U6 UDMA/66 7200 Drive
Memorex 4x2x24 CD-RW
Packard Bell 14" (800x640) Monitor (default)-designed for use on TV
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NECESSARY EVIL
--Custom Built [H]ard|PC--
<Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1, IE5.5 SP1, DX8>
Intel Pentium !!! Coppermine(FCPGA 370) 800eb @ 960 (with an original ThermalTake Golden Orb heatsink)
Asus CUSL2 motherboard(no onboard sound)Rev 1.02 BIOS; rev 1004.003 (Beta)
256MB PC133 SDRAM (1x256 Mushkin Rev2 CAS 2:2:2 5t/7t STRONG @ 160mhz)
SuperMicro 760A Full Tower(Modded for more fans and painted Rustoleum Hammered Black)
SP301-RA 300W Athlon Approved Redundant Cooling Power Supply
IBM 75GXP DTLA-307015 15GB UDMA/100 7200RPM hdd & 45GB MAXTOR Diamand Max Plus M54610H6 UDMA/100 7200 RPM hdd
Promise Ultra 100 Controller
7 80mm,3 92mm, and 2 120mm High Output fans(along with 2 80mm in Power Supply, CPU, and GeForce fans) spewing out well over 1000 CFM
Creative Labs SB Live! X-Gamer running on Liveware 3
Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Annhilator Pro GeForce256 DDR on Detonator 6.49
Logitech Itouch Pro Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer(Gen 1) & Everglide (HL Giganta)
Logitech Soundman G1 Powered Speakers & AIWA HPX222 Headphones
D-Link DFE-530TX+ 10/100 Ethernet Adapter
Compaq V720 17” (1280x1024) Monitor
Hewlett Packard 660CSE Printer
Iomega 8x4x32 CD-RW & Pioneer 6x DVD/ 32x CD-ROM
Hauppauge WinTV Go
Allied Telesyn AT-FH716-10a 16-Port 10/100 hub
betaLANBOX-1
--Custom-built LAN briefcase PC--
<Windows 98SE>
AMD K6-2 450 @ 500
GigaByte GA-5AX Rev 5.2 motherboard on F3 BIOS
128MB PC100 SDRAM PNY RAM
Aluminum briefcase-style LAN case
Deer 300W Athlon Approved Power Supply
ATI All-In-Wonder 128 videocard
Diamond S70 soundcard(ESS Maestro II)
Compaq JBL speakers
D-Link 4 port USB hub
Lucent 56k Winmodem
SMC 2102 USB & Allied Telesyn AT2000 10mbs
Ethernet Adapters
30GB Maxtor Diamond Max Plus M531605U6 UDMA/66 7200 Drive
Memorex 4x2x24 CD-RW
Packard Bell 14" (800x640) Monitor (default)-designed for use on TV
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floppy is diabled
report no floppy for Win95 is enabled.
report no floppy for Win95 is enabled.
Just leave it saying there is a floppy, if ti biits up, then who cares.
it is stupid windows defualt NO MATTER WHAT!!! settings, it seems no matter what u got a floppy of some size!! dam MS!!!! is there perhaps a reg setting to disable it altogether and to get ride of the floppy icon in 'my computer? perhaps? any one look or try this? just an idea
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ICQ me!!!
========Specs========
ASUS P3V4X
VARIOUS O/C SETTINGS
PIII 533 @ 640 133fsb
PIII 533 @ 584 150fsb
384mb PC133
20gIBM 7200 rpm
40g MAxtor 7200rpm
Sound Blaster LIVE!!! Platinum
ATI All-In-Wonder 128 32mb 2x Agp
19'Samsung SyncMaster 950p
Logitech Wireless keyboard/Mouse
Creative 52x cdrom
Richo CD-R/RW MP7040a 4/4/32
Epson Stylus colour 760
Cable modem
and i networked with a MAC G3, now sharing printer/hardrives and internet.
WOW, aren't i special now
AND iT ALL WORKS GRRRREAT!!!'
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ICQ me!!!
========Specs========
ASUS P3V4X
VARIOUS O/C SETTINGS
PIII 533 @ 640 133fsb
PIII 533 @ 584 150fsb
384mb PC133
20gIBM 7200 rpm
40g MAxtor 7200rpm
Sound Blaster LIVE!!! Platinum
ATI All-In-Wonder 128 32mb 2x Agp
19'Samsung SyncMaster 950p
Logitech Wireless keyboard/Mouse
Creative 52x cdrom
Richo CD-R/RW MP7040a 4/4/32
Epson Stylus colour 760
Cable modem
and i networked with a MAC G3, now sharing printer/hardrives and internet.
WOW, aren't i special now
AND iT ALL WORKS GRRRREAT!!!'