    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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