Computer, The computer will not start, Diskette drive – eMachines 13 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Computer

The computer will not start

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Make sure that the power cord is connected to an AC power source and your computer
is turned on.

Diskette drive

The diskette drive is not recognized

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Shut down and restart your computer.

You cannot save a file to diskette or you see the message “disk is full or
write-protected”

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Make sure that the write-protection tab on the upper-right corner of the diskette is
down (unprotected).

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Delete unnecessary files on the diskette and try again.

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Make sure that the diskette you are using is IBM-compatible.

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Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be read by the
diskette drive.

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Run Error-checking on the diskette.

If errors are detected and corrected, try using the diskette again.

You see a “Access Denied” or “Write protect” error message

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Move the write-protection tab in the upper-right corner of the diskette down
(unprotected).

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The diskette may be full. Delete unnecessary files on the diskette and try again.

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Make sure that the diskette you are using is IBM-compatible.

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Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be read by the
diskette drive.

You see a “Disk is full” error message

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Delete unnecessary files on the diskette.

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Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be read by the
diskette drive.

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Run Error checking on the diskette.

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