Drive Problems; Floppy Drive Problems - Dell Dimension 8300 Series User Manual

Drive Problems

Floppy drive problems

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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.
T E S T T H E D R I V E —
• Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is defective.
• Insert a bootable floppy disk and reboot the computer.
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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 F U L L O R W R I T E
has available space and that it is not write-protected (locked). See the following figure.
NOTICE: Do not attempt to clean drive heads with a swab. You may accidentally misalign the
heads, which can render the drive inoperable.
C — Use a commercially available cleaning kit.
L E A N T H E D R I V E
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R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
back of floppy disk
write-protected
not write-
protected
— Click the Start button and click
- — Ensure that the disk
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