Solving Diskette Drive/Superdisk Ls-120 Drive Problems - Compaq Armada M700 Series Reference Manual

Solving Diskette Drive/SuperDisk LS-120 Drive Problems

Problem
Drive cannot
write to
a diskette.
System cannot
start up from
diskette drive or
SuperDisk
LS-120 drive.
13-8 Troubleshooting
Possible Cause
Diskette is not formatted.
Diskette is write-
protected.
Writing to the wrong
drive.
Not enough space is left
on the diskette.
Drive is disabled.
Disable diskette write
ability is turned on.
A bootable diskette is not
in the drive.
Diskette bootability is
disabled in Computer
Setup.
Solution
Format the diskette:
If you are using
Windows 95 or
Windows 98:
1. From the Windows
desktop, select My
Computer.
2. Select 3.5-in.
Floppy (A).
3. Select File, then
Format.
4. Fill in the appropriate
information, then select
Start.
If you are using Windows
NT 4.0, format the diskette
by entering format a: at
the system prompt.
Use another diskette that
is not write-protected or
disable the write-protect
feature.
Check the drive letter in
your path statement.
Save the information to
another diskette.
Enable the proper drive
through Device Manager.
Run Computer Setup.
Select Device security
from the Security Menu.
Make sure Floppy write
ability is not enabled.
Verify that a diskette with
the necessary system files
is in the drive.
Enable diskette bootabilty
in Computer Setup,
Security Menu.