"Checking for bootable media" is not the same thing
as "recognising disks in the FDD", which was the
OP's problem. When I place my FDD last in the BIOS
boot order then the machine will not normall boot off it,
yet Windows will readily access any floppy disk
I happen to insert.

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:05320C93-8B32-4C5B-837D-BE1E447CC119@microsoft.com...
> It should matter if an OS is installed on the hard drive. If so, the
> floppy and cd drives should be ahead of the hdd or they will never be
> checked for bootable media.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
> news:e%23t4ldAbIHA.4208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> The boot order should have no effect on the machine recognising
>> your floppy disk drive. However, there are other BIOS settings
>> that determine what type of drive you have. They are important!
>>