Dell Inspiron 8200 - Manual (Page 83)

Solving Problems 83
Drive Problems
HINT: For information
on saving files to a floppy
disk, see the
Tell Me How
help file. To access the
help file, see page 72.
If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive
E N S U RE T H AT W I ND OW S ® RE COG N IZ ES T H E DR I VE — C lick 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 N S U RE T H AT T HE D IS K IS N OT W RI T E - P ROT ECT E D — You cannot save
data to a write-protected disk.
T R Y AN OT H E R F L OP P Y D I S K — Insert another disk to eliminate the
possibility that the original disk is defective.
write-protected
not write-
protected
back of floppy disk
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