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DOCUMENT:Q110456 24-JAN-1994 [W_NT]
TITLE :Windows NT Does Not Support More Than One Floppy Controller
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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Microsoft Windows NT does not support more than one floppy controller in a
system.
Although the floppy driver, FLOPPY.SYS, in Windows NT and Windows NT
Advanced Server was written to support more that one floppy controller,
NTDETECT only checks the BIOS to determine how many floppy drives are
present. The BIOS in most IBM and IBM-compatible computers doesnÆt support
more than one controller with two floppy drives connected; therefore,
NTDETECT will not see a second controller.
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: hrdwr
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OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO
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SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.
Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1994.