Win10/64 Laptop: Floppy Drive Is B:, Want A:!

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by HarryPotter, Sep 23, 2018.

  1. HarryPotter

    HarryPotter MajorGeek

    Hi! I have an issue with my computer's USB floppy drive: it registers as Drive B:. It was Drive A:. I want it back to Drive A:, as I have a few batch files and settings that assume Drive A:. I tried the diskmgmt.exe utility, and the entry for the drive didn't appear. Somebody suggested another utility. I don't remember what happened, :( but I believe it didn't work. I had a similar problem with an SD card, but I got it to work properly through diskmgmt.exe. I need help.
     
  2. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

  3. HarryPotter

    HarryPotter MajorGeek

    I can do that, but I really want the floppy to be Drive A:. :(
     
  4. harmless

    harmless Staff Sergeant

    i would think you could do this manually.
    but since i have never touched a computer with win10 on it....
    i copied what is below from this page:
    https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-assign-a-drive-letter-in-windows-10/
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    1. Ensure that the drive you're relettering isn't in use and that no files from that drive are open.
    2. Right-click on the Start button.
    3. Click Disk Management to open the Disk Management console.
    4. Right-click the volume that has the drive letter you want to change.
    5. Click Change Drive Letter And Paths.
    6. Click the Change button.
    7. Choose from a list of available drive letters. (Don't use A or B, which have historically been reserved for floppy drives and can sometime confuse older software.)
    8. Click OK.
    9. Click Yes if a popup windows appears asking if you really want to do this.
    10. Close the Disk Management console.
    You may need to restart your machine for the change to take effect, but once you do the drive will use the new letter.

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    good luck with it.
     
  5. HarryPotter

    HarryPotter MajorGeek

    I thank you, but I managed to get the floppy to work as Drive A:. I don't know how, but it works now. Unfortunately, it works as a removable disk. That's okay, as now it auto-detects a new disk. :)
     
  6. HarryPotter

    HarryPotter MajorGeek

    Never mind: it broke again. :( I tried disk management, but the drive entry didn't appear. :(
     

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