Trouble With Floppy Disks; Trouble With Hard Disks - Sharp PC-AL27 - Actius AL27 - Mobile Athlon 64 1.6 GHz Operation Manual

3. If pressing the power button fails to turn off your computer, remove the AC
adapter, then, the battery pack. Ten seconds later, reinstall the battery pack,
connect the AC adapter and then, turn on your computer.
Why does the glide pad malfunction?
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The surface of the glide pad or your palm may be moist or dirty and grease. Wipe
the glide pad with a soft, dry cloth.

Trouble with Floppy Disks

Why can't I use a floppy disk?
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Confirm the optional external floppy disk drive unit is correctly connected.
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Confirm the floppy disk is inserted correctly.
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Confirm the drive or file name is correct.
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The floppy disk may not be formatted or could be corrupted. Format the disk or use
another disk.
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If you cannot write to a floppy disk, the disk may be write-protected. Eject the disk
and ensure that the write-protect tab covers the detection hole.
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If you cannot write to a floppy disk, the disk may be full. Use another disk.
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You cannot boot the computer from 720KB (2DD) disks.
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You cannot format 720KB (2DD) disks.
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You cannot use the DISKCOPY command on 720KB (2DD) disks.
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720KB (2DD) disks are not appropriate to save data.
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You may not use 720KB (2DD) disks for data transfer with other computers using
1.44MB (2HD) disks.
Trouble with Hard Disk
Why can't I read or write data to/from the hard disk?
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Confirm the drive and file names are correct.
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Confirm the hard disk has sufficient free space.
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