Compaq AP550 Compaq Professional Workstation AP550 Maintenance & Service G - Page 105

Diagnostic Tools 4-11 Diskette Drive Problems Table 4-3 Solutions for Diskette Drive Problems Problem Diskette drive light stays on. Diskette drive cannot write to a diskette. Diskette drive cannot read a diskette. A problem has occurred with a disk transaction. Non-system disk message. Drive not found. Possible Solution Diskette could be installed incorrectly. Remove the diskette and reinsert. Software program may be damaged. Check the program diskettes. Drive button is not pushed in. Push in drive button. Drive cable is not properly connected. Reconnect drive cable. Diskette is not formatted. Format the diskette. Diskette is write-protected. Either use another diskette that is not write-protected or disable the write protection on the diskette. Writing to the wrong drive. Check the drive letter in the path statement. Not enough space is left on the diskette. Use another diskette to write the information. Diskette write control is disabled. Check the security feature settings. Diskette is not formatted. Format the diskette. Using the wrong diskette type for the drive type. Use a diskette that is compatible with the drive. Reading the wrong drive. Check the drive letter in the path statement. Diskette drive has been disabled. Run Computer Setup and enable the diskette drive. The directory structure is bad or there is a problem with a file. Remove the diskette from the drive. Check the cables for loose connections.