Troubleshooting
7 - 18 Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
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Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
The floppy disk drive will not write data to disk.
possible cause:
The floppy disk is not formatted.
solution:
Format the disk (you may do this by right-clicking the disk
icon in
My Computer
in
Windows
and choosing
Format
from the menu). Please remember that this will
erase all
data
contained on the floppy disk.
Note:
Floppy disks were never intended for long-term data stor-
age, and have a finite lifespan.
Do not
store important files
you wish to keep for a long time on floppy disks. As a gen-
eral rule it is worth reformatting floppy disks regularly.
possible cause:
The floppy disk is write-protected.
solution:
Undo the protection by moving the write-protect tab on the
disk down until it clicks.
possible cause:
There is not enough unused space available on the disk.
solution:
Use a new disk or delete any unneeded data.
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Media Warning
Don’t try to remove a
floppy disk while the sys-
tem is accessing it. This
may cause the computer
to “crash” and damage
your data.
Summary of Contents for 4200 San Marino
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Page 59: ...Introduction 1 22 1 ...
Page 83: ...Using The Computer 2 24 The Numeric Keypad 2 Figure 2 15 The Numeric Keypad Number Keys ...
Page 91: ...Using The Computer 2 32 2 ...
Page 100: ...Advanced Controls Advanced Video Controls 3 9 3 Figure 3 3 ATI Properties 1 ...
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