Diskette Drive - Gateway E4610D Reference Manual

Diskette drive

The diskette drive is not recognized
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You cannot save a file to diskette or you see the message
"disk is full or write-protected"
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You see an "Access Denied" or "Write protect" error
message
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You see a "Disk is full" error message
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You see a "Non-system disk" or "Disk error" error message
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Shut down and restart your computer.
Make sure that the write-protection tab on the
upper-right corner of the diskette is down (unprotected).
The diskette may be full. Delete unnecessary files on the
diskette and try again.
Make sure that the diskette you are using is
IBM-compatible.
Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed
and cannot be read by the diskette drive.
Run Error-checking on the diskette. For more
information, see "Checking the hard drive for errors" on
page 69. If errors are detected and corrected, try using
the diskette again.
Make sure that the write-protection tab on the
upper-right corner of the diskette is down (unprotected).
The diskette may be full. Delete unnecessary files on the
diskette and try again.
Make sure that the diskette you are using is
IBM-compatible.
Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed
and cannot be read by the diskette drive.
Delete unnecessary files on the diskette.
Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed
and cannot be read by the diskette drive.
Run Error-checking on the diskette. For more
information, see "Checking the hard drive for errors" on
page 69. If errors are detected and corrected, try using
the diskette again.
Eject the diskette from the diskette drive, then press
E .
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Make sure that the diskette you are using is
IBM-compatible.
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