I have an emachines T6412 computer.  Its got the 8-1 media reader and cd/dvd but no floppy.  But when ever I go into My Computer theres the symbol for a floppy disc drive and it says (A:)   Why?  I know for a fact there is no floppy drive.
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Its a virtual floppy disc drive.\n\nYour HDD is partitioned with a blank 1.4Mb section so that when WIndows does its patented "accessing the floppy drive and making a weird noise for no apparent reason other than to irritate the user" function it has something to grind on.\n\nMicrosoft took this approach because removing that particular user irritation function would have required the entire code to be re-written on a more stable platform such as UNIX.\n\nRumour has it that Windows Vista will remove the need to access the virtual floppy disk drive and that is why it has been taking so long to release it.\n\nBut you wait... Vista has a whole suite of newly developed user-irritation functions that you are sure to enjoy!
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A floppy disc.  An actual 3.5" floppy disc.  Wow, I haven't used those in...years.  Anyway, you aren't supposed to use it unless you are having problems with your system.  For instance, if Windows won't boot for some reason, you can use the floppy disc to boot your PC and possibly run some diagnostics.  Usually I don't bother with startup discs because it is just easier to put your Windows XP install disc in the CD (or DVD) drive and run its utilities and/or installation features.\n\nBut, if you want to see what the floppy disc does, shut down your PC, put the disc in the floppy drive and if the BIOS is configured correctly, the PC will boot from the floppy drive but don't expect a fancy GUI.\n\nA startup floppy disc is only supposed to be used in a worst case scenario, i.e., your PC won't boot AT ALL into Windows from the hard drive.
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When the EMachines logo appears, press the Del key. If that doesn't work, try F2 or F8 (which is usually the standard button to push on most computers). \n\nHere is your computer's manual, just in case:\nhttp://downloads.emachines.com/userguides/8511279_eM_NG3_chassis_HW_ref_en.pdf\n\nAnother strategy might be to watch the computer's boot-up by starting up in Safe Mode and making it show all the processes.
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Depending on how old the hd is and the os you're running, it's kind of hard to tell if a full format is worth it.  If the HD was used for Windows 95, the hd may be using the FAT32 system.  In this case, if you're using 95 on that old hd, try to get a dos prompt up.  You'll need a boot disk for your floppy drive.  If it's anything higher, chances are your hd is toast.\n\nBe a little more specific about your computer and os cause that'll be a lot easier to solve.
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look at you device manager and if there is a ? question mark beside or inside C drive use the hardware wizard to locate it.if you have a systems check program use it and if all else reboot and see if the icon comes back on screen.if all that fails take in for repair.there are many pc geeks that can get you going in a few minutes if thats the problem but there could be others.prepare to pay some cash or check or use your plastic.
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it's very simple. all you do is insert the disk into your computer. is it a CD or a floppy? if it's a CD, you pull up the file you wish to save and click on Save As. this should pull up a menu. you want to change the top part to say drive D or E disc instead of documents or whatever it's under right now. you do the dame thing with a floppy except you select the A drive.
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Everything you need right here....\n\nhttp://www.emachines.com/support/product_support.html?cat=desktop&subcat=T-Series&model=T2341
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Floppy disks usually need to be formatted before you can use them, although some blank floppy disks come pre-formatted but at some point you will want to format your own. \n\nWarning: Formatting a disk removes all information from the disk.
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Double-click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop.\n\nIf you are trying to use a floppy disk it will probably show up as drive A.\n\nIf you are trying to use a CD or DVD it will probably show up as drive D (or E).\n\n\nIf you meant that you want to open a "folder" on drive C, then just go to drive C in "My Computer" and double-click on the folder.
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Emachines is a Gateway company, I think the only place you are going to find this is from Gateway tech support since it is a OEM product. Go to http://www.gateway.com\n\nLooks like this is hard to come by...here is one link:\n\nhttp://www.unitedmicro.net/bamsoxpmowau.html?OVRAW=FIC%20AM37%20motherboard&OVKEY=am37%20motherboard&OVMTC=advanced\n\nManufacturers Link:\nhttp://www.fica.com/site/html/products/mb/detail.asp?cat_id=240000049&C_ID=240000484
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the software is trying to access your floppy drive to save the settings. check where you can change that and prevent it from accessing the floppy drive. \notherwise put a floppy in the drive.\notherwise reinstall.\notherwise UNINSTALL
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there may be something wrong with your floppy drive... it could also be that the drive might have been renamed???\n\nDrive A is a floppy disk... You must still have a very old hrad disk system or that you habe an external A drive... Nowadays, ppl use USB portable...
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i dont know if it exists. But its name name means that it is a read/write. CD-ROM is read only.
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My Aunt had the same problem with her Emachine and it was the motherboard. Emachine are not the great computer.\n\nIf it is still under warrenty take it to shop and if not buy a new Dell or HP with 2gigs of ram.
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When you install Windowd in this way, Windows creates a RAM drive which is usually "D' not your regular CD drive.  Try selecting "D" for the drive letter.  It is the first drive letter after your hard drive "C", which is why Windows uses this drive letter.  Drive "A" (floppy drive), "C" (hard drive), "D" is the normal RAM drive.  All other drives are invalid when you are installing Windows.
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You'll have to open the computer and look on the memory module itself.  Look on the black chips for the brand.  Most of the time, the brands will work with other brands of memory, but with an Emachines, I would try to either match the brand or go with a 100% compatible module. \n\nI'm impressed with http://www.buymemory.com .  They are very helpful with competitive prices.
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There is nothing to install. A floppy disk is a low-capacity external storage device, much like a flash drive. Just pop the disk into your computer, sae the neccessary files onto it, take the disk out, put it into another computer, and load up the files. Its just used to save or transfer data.\n\nNow, if you mean you have a seperate unit that you plug the disks into, thats another story. First, try following the instructions that (hopefully) came with the drive. \n\nIf you have Windows XP, try just plugging it in; XP is able to recognize tons of hardware and may install it automatically. \n\nIf you still can find an answer, try going to some message boards or forums related to this topic or call into a tech radio show, visit a specialty store, etc.