Troubleshooting floppy disk drives – Sony PCG-GRX690P User Manual

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Troubleshooting Floppy Disk Drives

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Troubleshooting Floppy Disk Drives

Why doesn’t the Safety Remove Hardware icon

appear on the taskbar when

the drive is connected?

The computer does not recognize that the floppy disk drive is connected to the
computer. First, make sure the USB connector is properly inserted into the USB
port. If you need to secure the connection, wait a few moments for the computer
to recognize the drive. If the icon still does not appear, follow these steps:

1

Close all open programs to avoid data loss.

2

Eject the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive.

1

Close all programs that were opened from the disk and wait for the LED
indicator to turn off.

2

Push the Eject button, and remove the disk.

3

Reconnect the floppy disk drive.

1

Close any active programs to prevent data loss.

2

Insert the USB connector (with the USB icon

facing upward) into the

USB port

.

4

Restart the computer.

1

Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, and click Turn Off Computer.

2

Click Restart.

Why is the drive unable to write data to a floppy disk?

The floppy disk drive cannot write data to a disk if it is inserted into the drive
improperly. See “Inserting and removing floppy disks” for instructions on how to
insert the disk properly.

If the disk is inserted properly and you are still unable to write data to it, the disk
may be write-protected. You can either use a floppy disk that is not write-
protected or disable the write-protect feature.

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