Drive A Present Even Though it Is Not Physically Connected
Article ID: 205942
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q205942
SYMPTOMS
When you view Windows Explorer, My Computer, or Device Manager, you may see drive A, even though there may not be a physical drive A connected to your computer.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur when the Io.sys file is executed when you start your computer.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
MS-DOS assigns drive A as a bootable drive and to prevent other storage devices from using this drive letter designation. This behavior is consistent with all previous versions of MS-DOS.
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