AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1514          6-14-96 
 
 
 
TITLE: OS/2 Warp and a Non-Existent B Drive  
 
 
SUMMARY 
 
   OS/2 Warp, version 3.0, may display icons for floppy drives  
   "A" and "B" when only one floppy drive is present.
 
   This issue applies to all computer systems. 
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   When the user clicks on the "OS/2 System" icon on the desktop 
   and then on the "Drives - Icon View" icon, the user may see two 
   icons for floppy drives.  If the user clicks on the "B" drive icon, 
   OS/2 generates a recoverable error which allows the user to return 
   to the operating system.   


BACKGROUND 

   According to IBM, this is a normal circumstance and it is the default  
   method by which OS/2 Warp v.3.0 installs regardless of the hardware 
   platform. 


ACTION 
 
   The user does not need to take any action with this issue.


NOTES 
 
   Disabling the second floppy drive in CMOS SETUP does not remove the 
   second floppy icon. 


TAN N/A 

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