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Troubleshooting
Chapter 7
Problems with the diskette or floppy disk drive
Problem Diagnosis
A diskette refuses to load You may be inserting the disk
into the disk drive. incorrectly.
Something is stuck in the drive slot
(for example, a disk label).
The drive does not seem able The disk may not have been
to read a disk correctly. formatted for your operating system.
The disk may have become corrupted
by strong magnetic fields, or subjected
to extremes of temperature and humidity.
There may be condensation on the
surface of the disk.
The drive cannot write to a The disk may be write-protected.
disk.
You are attempting to change a file with a
“read-only” attribute or for which you do not
have the necessary access permissions.
The disk eject lever will There is no disk in the drive.
not turn. (5 1 /
4
" drive only)
The drive cannot access The disk is not properly loaded.
the disk.
The diskette indicator The LED circuitry is faulty.
doesn't light when a disk
is accessed.
The disk drive is faulty.