Drive Problems; If You Cannot Save A File To A Floppy Drive - Dell Inspiron 1100 Owner's Manual

NOTE: For information
on saving files to a floppy
Tell Me How
disk, see the
help file. To access the
help file, see page 80.
84 So l vi n g Pro b l em s

Drive Problems

If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive

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N S U R E T H A T I N D O W S
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
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N S U R E T H A T T H E D I S K I S N O T W R I T E
data to a write-protected disk. See the following figure.
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R Y A N O T H E R F L O P P Y D I S K
possibility that the original disk is defective.
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E C O N N E C T T H E D R I V E
Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, and shut down the
1
computer.
Disconnect and reconnect the drive
2
Turn on the computer.
3
C — See "Cleaning Your Computer" in the Tell Me How
L E A N T H E D R I V E
help file for instructions. To access the help file, see page 80.
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R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
light is blinking, indicating normal operation.
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P R O T E C T E D
write-protected
not write-
protected
back of floppy disk
— Insert another disk to eliminate the
—
— Click the Start
— You cannot save