Drive Problems; Floppy Drive Problems - Dell XPS /Dimension Owner's Manual

Drive Problems

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 reboot the computer.
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Ensure that the disk 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.
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—
back of floppy disk
write-protected
not write-
protected
— Use a commercially available cleaning kit.
— Click the Start
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