Dell Inspiron 8500 - Manual (Page 108)

108 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