Drive Problems; Floppy Drive Problems - Dell Precision Workstation 450 User Manual

Drive Problems

Fill out the Diagnostics Checklist as you complete these checks.

Floppy drive problems

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button and click My Computer. If the floppy 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.
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• Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is
defective.
• Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.
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Ensure that the disk has available space and that it is not write-protected
(locked). See the following illustration.
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