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My floppy drive A in my laptop is broken so I plug in a usb floppy disk and the drive letter is B:/. My problem is using the program RootARipper that only Rips drive A. How can I rip a disklavier floppy disk in drive B? Please anybody help. Thanks.

On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 05:57 +0000, allanz_2000 wrote:

> My floppy drive A in my laptop is broken so I plug in a usb floppy
> disk and the drive letter is B:/. My problem is using the program
> RootARipper that only Rips drive A.

If the laptop's floppy drive is removable, try rebooting without it
installed and then hopefully the USB drive will become A:

Mark Fontana

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Mark Fontana <mfontana@...> wrote:
>
> 
> On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 05:57 +0000, allanz_2000 wrote:
> 
> > My floppy drive A in my laptop is broken so I plug in a usb floppy
> > disk and the drive letter is B:/. My problem is using the program
> > RootARipper that only Rips drive A.
> 
> If the laptop's floppy drive is removable, try rebooting without it
> installed and then hopefully the USB drive will become A:
> 
> Mark Fontana
>

I did as you have said, after booting Drive A is still the broken floppy drive and I attached the usb Floppy but still it is discovered as Drive B.
Any other suggestions?

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Mark Fontana <mfontana@...> wrote:
>
> 
> On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 05:57 +0000, allanz_2000 wrote:
> 
> > My floppy drive A in my laptop is broken so I plug in a usb floppy
> > disk and the drive letter is B:/. My problem is using the program
> > RootARipper that only Rips drive A.
> 
> If the laptop's floppy drive is removable, try rebooting without it
> installed and then hopefully the USB drive will become A:
> 
> Mark Fontana
>
I also disabled Floppy Drive A from the device manager but still the usb stays as Drive B. Is there a way to change the program RootARipper to rip into Drive B? Just a thought

Try also disabling the floppy drive in the BIOS.

On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 08:41 +0000, allanz_2000 wrote:

> > > My floppy drive A in my laptop is broken so I plug in a usb floppy
> > > disk and the drive letter is B:/. My problem is using the program
> > > RootARipper that only Rips drive A.
> > 
> > If the laptop's floppy drive is removable, try rebooting without it
> > installed and then hopefully the USB drive will become A:
>
> I also disabled Floppy Drive A from the device manager but still the usb stays as Drive B. Is there a way to change the program RootARipper to rip into Drive B? Just a thought

Greetings allanz_2000,

you can change drive letters in win XP. here are the instructions from windows 'help".might be a similar method in 98 or Vista. in order to get rid of the dead floppy drive so you can use the drive letter A for your USB drive, you may have to change the BIOS settings to disable the floppy but try changing the drive letter first as you may be lucky. is still uncertain if rootaripper will work with a USB floppy. good luck!

To assign, change, or remove a drive letter

Using the Windows interface

Open Computer Management (Local).

In the console tree, click Disk Management.

Where?

Computer Management (Local)

Storage

Disk Management

Right-click a partition, logical drive, or volume, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths.

Do one of the following:

To assign a drive letter, click Add, click the drive letter you want to use, and then click OK.

To modify a drive letter, click it, click Change, click the drive letter you want to use, and then click OK.

To remove a drive letter, click it, and then click Remove.

Important

Be careful when making drive-letter assignments because many MS-DOS and Windows programs make references to a specific drive letter. For example, the path environment variable shows specific drive letters in conjunction with program names.

Notes

To open Computer Management, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing this procedure.

A computer can use up to 26 drive letters. Drive letters A and B are reserved for floppy disk drives, but you can assign these letters to removable drives if the computer does not have a floppy disk drive. Hard disk drives in the computer receive letters C through Z, while mapped network drives are assigned drive letters in reverse order (Z through B).

You cannot change the drive letter of the system volume or boot volume.

An error message may appear when you attempt to assign a letter to a volume, CD-ROM drive, or other removable media device, possibly because it is in use by a program in the system. If this happens, close the program accessing the volume or drive, and then click the Change Drive Letter and Paths command again.

Windows 2000 and Windows XP allow the static assignment of drive letters on volumes, partitions, and CD-ROM drives. This means that you permanently assign a drive letter to a specific partition, volume, or CD-ROM drive. When you add a new hard disk to an existing computer system, it will not affect statically assigned drive letters.

You can also mount a local drive at an empty folder on an NTFS volume using a drive path instead of a drive letter. For more information, click Related Topics.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 1:41:30 AM, you wrote:

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Spencer_Lists <lists@...> wrote:
>
> Greetings allanz_2000,
> 
> you can change drive letters in win XP. here are the instructions from windows 'help".might be a similar method in 98 or Vista. in order to get rid of the dead floppy drive so you can use the drive letter A for your USB drive, you may have to change the BIOS settings to disable the floppy but try changing the drive letter first as you may be lucky.  is still uncertain if rootaripper will work with a USB floppy.  good luck!
> 
> To assign, change, or remove a drive letter
> Using the Windows interface
> 
> Open Computer Management (Local). 
> In the console tree, click Disk Management.
> Where?
> 
> Computer Management (Local)
> Storage
> Disk Management
>  
> Right-click a partition, logical drive, or volume, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths. 
> Do one of the following: 
> To assign a drive letter, click Add, click the drive letter you want to use, and then click OK. 
> To modify a drive letter, click it, click Change, click the drive letter you want to use, and then click OK. 
> To remove a drive letter, click it, and then click Remove. 
>  Important
> 
> Be careful when making drive-letter assignments because many MS-DOS and Windows programs make references to a specific drive letter. For example, the path environment variable shows specific drive letters in conjunction with program names. 
>  Notes
> 
> To open Computer Management, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. 
> You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing this procedure. 
> A computer can use up to 26 drive letters. Drive letters A and B are reserved for floppy disk drives, but you can assign these letters to removable drives if the computer does not have a floppy disk drive. Hard disk drives in the computer receive letters C through Z, while mapped network drives are assigned drive letters in reverse order (Z through B). 
> You cannot change the drive letter of the system volume or boot volume. 
> An error message may appear when you attempt to assign a letter to a volume, CD-ROM drive, or other removable media device, possibly because it is in use by a program in the system. If this happens, close the program accessing the volume or drive, and then click the Change Drive Letter and Paths command again. 
> Windows 2000 and Windows XP allow the static assignment of drive letters on volumes, partitions, and CD-ROM drives. This means that you permanently assign a drive letter to a specific partition, volume, or CD-ROM drive. When you add a new hard disk to an existing computer system, it will not affect statically assigned drive letters. 
> You can also mount a local drive at an empty folder on an NTFS volume using a drive path instead of a drive letter. For more information, click Related Topics. 
> 
> 
> Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 1:41:30 AM, you wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Mark Fontana <mfontana@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 05:57 +0000, allanz_2000 wrote:
> > 
> > > My floppy drive A in my laptop is broken so I plug in a usb floppy
> > > disk and the drive letter is B:/. My problem is using the program
> > > RootARipper that only Rips drive A.
> > 
> > If the laptop's floppy drive is removable, try rebooting without it
> > installed and then hopefully the USB drive will become A:
> > 
> > Mark Fontana
> >
> I also disabled Floppy Drive A from the device manager but still the usb stays as Drive B. Is there a way to change the program RootARipper to rip into Drive B? Just a thought
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Spencer_Lists Chase        mailto:lists@...
> 67550 Bell Springs Rd.
> Garberville,  CA 95542    Postal service only.
> Laytonville, CA 95454    UPS only.
> Lists@spencerserolls(dot)com
> http://www(dot)spencerserolls.com 
> replace (dot) with a .
> (707) 984-8356
>

MANY THANKS TO EVERYBODY I Disabled floppy in bios and it solved my problems. Thanks again guys
allanz

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Spencer_Lists <lists@...> wrote:
>
> Greetings allanz_2000,
> 
> you can change drive letters in win XP. here are the instructions from windows 'help".might be a similar method in 98 or Vista. in order to get rid of the dead floppy drive so you can use the drive letter A for your USB drive, you may have to change the BIOS settings to disable the floppy but try changing the drive letter first as you may be lucky.  is still uncertain if rootaripper will work with a USB floppy.  good luck!
> 
> To assign, change, or remove a drive letter
> Using the Windows interface
> 
> Open Computer Management (Local). 
> In the console tree, click Disk Management.
> Where?
> 
> Computer Management (Local)
> Storage
> Disk Management
>  
> Right-click a partition, logical drive, or volume, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths. 
> Do one of the following: 
> To assign a drive letter, click Add, click the drive letter you want to use, and then click OK. 
> To modify a drive letter, click it, click Change, click the drive letter you want to use, and then click OK. 
> To remove a drive letter, click it, and then click Remove. 
>  Important
> 
> Be careful when making drive-letter assignments because many MS-DOS and Windows programs make references to a specific drive letter. For example, the path environment variable shows specific drive letters in conjunction with program names. 
>  Notes
> 
> To open Computer Management, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. 
> You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing this procedure. 
> A computer can use up to 26 drive letters. Drive letters A and B are reserved for floppy disk drives, but you can assign these letters to removable drives if the computer does not have a floppy disk drive. Hard disk drives in the computer receive letters C through Z, while mapped network drives are assigned drive letters in reverse order (Z through B). 
> You cannot change the drive letter of the system volume or boot volume. 
> An error message may appear when you attempt to assign a letter to a volume, CD-ROM drive, or other removable media device, possibly because it is in use by a program in the system. If this happens, close the program accessing the volume or drive, and then click the Change Drive Letter and Paths command again. 
> Windows 2000 and Windows XP allow the static assignment of drive letters on volumes, partitions, and CD-ROM drives. This means that you permanently assign a drive letter to a specific partition, volume, or CD-ROM drive. When you add a new hard disk to an existing computer system, it will not affect statically assigned drive letters. 
> You can also mount a local drive at an empty folder on an NTFS volume using a drive path instead of a drive letter. For more information, click Related Topics. 
> 
> 
> Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 1:41:30 AM, you wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Mark Fontana <mfontana@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 05:57 +0000, allanz_2000 wrote:
> > 
> > > My floppy drive A in my laptop is broken so I plug in a usb floppy
> > > disk and the drive letter is B:/. My problem is using the program
> > > RootARipper that only Rips drive A.
> > 
> > If the laptop's floppy drive is removable, try rebooting without it
> > installed and then hopefully the USB drive will become A:
> > 
> > Mark Fontana
> >
> I also disabled Floppy Drive A from the device manager but still the usb stays as Drive B. Is there a way to change the program RootARipper to rip into Drive B? Just a thought
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Spencer_Lists Chase        mailto:lists@...
> 67550 Bell Springs Rd.
> Garberville,  CA 95542    Postal service only.
> Laytonville, CA 95454    UPS only.
> Lists@spencerserolls(dot)com
> http://www(dot)spencerserolls.com 
> replace (dot) with a .
> (707) 984-8356
>

 YES!!! RootARipper works on my USB Floppy. Thanks again

Concerning the drive a aspect, I have that exact situation on  a desktop 
computer - recently the connection to the motherboard appeared to  the be problem 
as to why my floppy dirve did not work. We tried 3 other floppies  and they 
all did not work so we gave up.
 
I put in a USB external floppy drive and my dad set it up so it reads as  the 
a drive. I am guessing that he tinkered in the bios, as he does that sort of  
thing.
 
But it definitely reads as the a drive now.  

Blessings,

Wanda

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