Drive problems, If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive – Dell Inspiron 8600 User Manual
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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
If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive
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— 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.
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— You cannot save
data to a write-protected disk. See the following figure.
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— Insert another disk to eliminate the
possibility that the original disk is defective.
write-protected
not write-protected
back of floppy disk