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hi guyz,

I've recently built my PC from scratch (took a while too hehe), and i went with the option of not putting in any floppy drives at all, as i thought i won't be using it anymore since i can back up all my bigger files onto cds & dvds, and for them little files my usb drive. So each time i shut down my comptuer i get an error messaging saying that the Floppy Disk cannot be accessed and it gives me the options of [Retry] [Cancel] and [Continue]. Ofcourse it continues to shut down but the error messaging is getting really annoying!:mad:

Is it possible to remove floppy drive totally from the system so that it does not ask for it or look for it whenever i shut down.

thank you:)

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As pointed out (and confirmed), the motherboard setup change fixes this for most people. That said, a few less obvious places can still cause Windows or Linux to probe a missing A: drive at shutdown. Below are practical follow-ups and diagnostics that complement the BIOS suggestion and the antivirus tip from , plus the IRQ comment from .

On Windows: look for leftover drivers or software that expect A:. Open Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) and choose View -> Show hidden devices; uninstall or disable any entries named "Floppy disk drive" or "Floppy disk controller" (do this only if the system really has no floppy hardware). Check startup/services with msconfig or perform a clean boot to find a program that accesses A: during shutdown. Use Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) to inspect shutdown-time errors and identify the responsible service. If a security or backup product still scans removable drives, turn that single option off in the app rather than uninstalling the whole program.

On Linux: remove or comment out any /dev/fd0 or "floppy" lines in /etc/fstab so the system does not try to mount a non-existent device. If the kernel still loads a floppy driver, blacklist the floppy module (add a blacklist entry under /etc/modprobe.d/) and rebuild your initramfs if your distribution needs it. You can temporarily test with rmmod floppy to see whether the message stops.

Other quick checks: physically disconnect a ribbon cable or a front-panel card-reader that maps to A: (if present), and make a note how to re-enable floppy support in BIOS if you ever need it again. Troubleshoot step-by-step: BIOS, OS drivers, startup software/services, antivirus, then physical cabling. Take a restore point or backup before removing drivers or editing system files.

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Member Avatar for TheNSS

go to the bios and disable the floppy drive there. that should take care of it. i agree floppy drives are useless

Member Avatar for exit

go to the bios and disable the floppy drive there. that should take care of it. i agree floppy drives are useless

thanks TheNSS it worked, didnt know it was that simple :cheesy:

Member Avatar for nizzy1115

Another way to fix this is to disable checking floppies on shutdown in your antivirus program. (incase someone else has this problem too)

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yeah, but id recommend that if you dont use or plan to use floppies, disable the controller from the BIOS and save on some IRQs.

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