Subj : Re: Hmmmm, Where is the floppy drive in XP?
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Subject: Re: Hmmmm, Where is the floppy drive in XP?
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James,

> I am not seeing the A: drive in My Computer.
>
> I am not sure where else it should show up.

Have you already checked for the B: drive ?

> The only thing I can think is that maybe that cable is defective???

Nope.  That cable is designed to support *two* floppy drives, with one 
before the twist, and the other after (as regarded from the connector thats 
connected to the motherboard).

In short: Move your drive from before the twist to after (or vise verse), 
and you most likely will see your A: drive appear. :-)

Hope that helps.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

P.s.
Googeling for "floppy cable with twist", or even "drive cable with twist" 
shows an explanation as the first hit ...

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