Dell Dimension 4500S - Manual (Page 27)

S o l v i n g Pr o b l e m s 27
Floppy drive problems
NOTICE: Do not attempt to clean drive heads with a swab. You may
accidentally misalign the heads, which can render the drive inoperable .
E NSURE THAT W INDOWS® RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE — Double-click
My Computer on the desktop. If the floppy 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.
T EST THE DRIVE
• Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is
defective.
• Insert a bootable floppy disk and reboot the computer.
E NSURE THAT THE DISK IS NOT FULL OR WRITE - PROTECTED —
Ensure that the disk has available space and that it is not write-protected
(locked). See the following illustration.
not write-
protected
back of floppy disk
write-protected