If You Cannot Save A File To A Floppy Disk Drive - Dell Inspiron 510M Owner's Manual

Floppy Disk and Hard Drive Problems
NOTE:
For information on saving files to a floppy disk, see the Dell Inspiron Help file. To access the help
file, see page 9.

If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive

E N S U R E T H A T
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.
E 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
a write-protected disk. See the following figure.
T R Y A N O T H E R F L O P P Y D I S K
that the original disk is defective.
R E I N S T A L L T H E D R I V 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 41 for instructions.
3
Reinstall the drive.
4
Turn on the computer.
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Solving Problems
W I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
- P R O T E C T E D
back of floppy disk
write-protected
not write-protected
— Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility
—
— Click the Start button
— You cannot save data to