Floppy Disk Drive Performance Changes with OSR2
Article ID: 153050
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
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SYMPTOMS
With OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) or Windows 98 installed, one or both of
the following symptoms may occur:
- Floppy disk drive access time may seem to increase.
- Floppy disk drives may make an unusual sound at shutdown.
CAUSE
OSR2 and Windows 98 are designed to increase the number of reads per
track in one pass for floppy disk drives, increasing floppy disk
drive access time. This increases read performance and prevents
possible data damage writing back to floppy disks.
Some anti-virus software and disk tools access the floppy disk drives at
shutdown. With the increased floppy disk sectors read, software
accessing floppy disk drives at shutdown may produce an unusual sound.
Additional query words: noise
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