Floppy Disks - Sony Vaio VGX-TP1 Series User Manual

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Troubleshooting
Floppy Disks
Why doesn1t the Safely Remov Hardware icon appear on the taskbar when the drive is
c nnected?
Your computer does not recognize the floppy disk drive. First, make sure the USB cable is properly connected to the USB
port. If you need to secure the connection, wait a few moments for the computer to recognize the drive. If the icon still does
not appear, follow these steps:
1 Close all programs that are accessing the floppy disk drive.
2 Wait for the LED indicator on the floppy disk drive to turn off.
3 Push the eject button to remove the disk, and disconnect the USB floppy disk drive from your computer.
4 Reconnect the floppy disk drive by inserting the USB connector (with the USB icon facing upward) into the USB port.
S Restart the computer by clicking Start, the arrow next to the Lock button, and Restart.
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if I cannot write data to a floppy disk?
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Make sure the floppy disk is properly inserted in the drive.
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If the disk is inserted properly and you are still unable to write data to it, the disk may be full or write-protected. You can
either use a floppy disk that is not write-protected or disable the write-protect feature.