Drive Problems; If You Cannot Save A File To A Floppy Drive - Dell Latitude 100L Owner's Manual

FILE LOCATION: C:\Documents and Settings\patricia_drake\Desktop\New Folder\D5016c70.fm

Drive Problems

NOTE:
For information on saving files to a floppy disk, see the Dell Latitude 100L Help file. To access the
help file, see page 16.

If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive

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N S U R E T H A T I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
My Computer. In other operating systems, double-click My Computer. If the 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. Insert a bootable disk and restart 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 W R I T E
See the following figure.
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R Y A N O T H E R F L O P P Y D I S K
defective.
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E C O N N E C T T H E D R I V E
Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, and shut down the computer.
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Disconnect and reconnect the drive.
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Turn on the computer.
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C — See "Cleaning Your Computer" in the Dell Latitude 100L Help file for
L E A N T H E D R I V E
instructions. To access the help file, see page 16.
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P R O T E C T E D
write-protected
not write-
protected
back of floppy disk
— Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original disk is
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D E L L C O N F I D E N T I A L – P R E L I M I N A R Y 3 / 1 8 / 0 4 – F O R P R O O F O N LY
— In Windows XP, click the Start button and click
— You cannot save data to a write-protected disk.
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Solving Problems