Drive problems, If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive – Dell Inspiron 8500 User Manual
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Solving Problems
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Drive Problems
NOTE: For information
on saving files to a floppy
disk, see the
Tell Me How
help file. To access the
help file, see page 104.
If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive
E
NSU R E
T H A T
W
IN D O W S ®
RE C O G NI Z E S
THE
D R IV E
— Click the Start
button and click My Computer. If the drive is not listed, perform a full scan with
your antivirus software to check for and remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes
prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. Insert a bootable disk and restart
the computer. Verify that the
light is blinking, indicating normal operation.
E
NSU R E
T H A T
T HE
D I S K
I S
NO T
W R I T E
-
P R O T E C T E D
— You cannot save
data to a write-protected disk. See the following figure.
T
R Y
A N O T HE R
F L O P P Y
D I S K
— Insert another disk to eliminate the
possibility that the original disk is defective.
R
E I NS T AL L
THE
D R IV E
—
1
Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, and shut down the
computer.
2
Remove the drive from the module bay. See page 53 for instructions.
3
Reinstall the drive.
4
Turn on the computer.
write-protected
not write-protected
back of floppy disk