A: Drive is using MS-Dos Capatibility Mode

[jyates]

I got a blue screen while trying to access my floppy drive and found
out in the performance tab of the system properties that

"Drive A is using MS-DOS compatibility mode file system"

I've deleted the floppy drive controller in the device manager
and rebooted as directed but so far it hasn't fixed it.

Anyone else have any ideas?

I don't have any statements in my config.sys or autoexec.bat to cause problems.

Thanks in advance for any and all help!

Jim

 

[paralazarguer]

you will need to provide your system info if you expect any help. Make sure to include your OS and the exact error message you get when trying to access your floppy drive.

 

[jyates]

Intel P4 mb and 2.4ghz......running win98se

When you try to access floppy drive you get a blue screen saying "fatal exception 06 at 04B7:000006CA"

Went into system properties and looked at the performance tab and it says

"Drive A is using Ms-dos compatibility mode file system"

Floppy has been working fine up until today and all of a sudden.....boom

 

[Viper96720]

try reinstalling the intel chipset software installation utility.

 

[bacillus]

also, have you used the MS fix for your NDIS file?
Windows Protection Error in NDIS with a CPU That Is Faster Than 2.1 GHz

 

[jyates]

I tried to do a refresh of my install of Windows 98se and the "Drive A: is using MS-Dos compatibility mode"
message wasn't there UNTIL I tried to use the floppy drive.

Also, even though it's not saying anything under performance my 1st cdrom drive gives me the same blue
screen.

I've got a cdrw as my 2nd drive and I can burn cd's to it allllllll day long.

I did what MS recommended so now I'm thinking either the floppy controller on a virtually new
mb is bad or something is corrupt in my windows install. I haven't wiped and started over
in about a year and a half now.

It takes time to run down all the different avenues of testing too.

I've got a free weekend coming up. I'm going to do a full low level format and reinstall
and see what that does. I've been wanting to "start over" for a while nowand this gives
me a good reason to back up the important stuff and get on with it.