Dell Dimension 4500, Owner'S Manual

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S o l v i n g Pr o b l e m s
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Floppy drive problems
E
NSURE THAT
W
INDOWS® RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE
— Double-click
My Computer on the desktop. 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.
T
EST THE DRIVE
• Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is
defective.
• Insert a bootable floppy disk and reboot the computer.
E
NSURE THAT THE DISK IS NOT FULL OR WRITE
-
PROTECTED
—
Ensure that the disk has available space and that it is not write-protected
(locked). See the following illustration.
not write-
protected
back of floppy disk
write-protected