Dell 510m Owner's Manual - Page 74
If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive - inspiron hard drive
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Floppy Disk and Hard Drive Problems NOTE: For information on saving files to a floppy disk, see the Dell Inspiron Help file. To access the help file, see page 9. If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive E N S U R E T H A T W I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E - Click the Start button and click My Computer. If the 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. Insert a bootable disk and restart the computer. E N S U R E T H A T T H E D I S K I S N O T W R I T E - P R O T E C T E D - You cannot save data to a write-protected disk. See the following figure. back of floppy disk write-protected not write-protected TR Y A N O T H E R F L O P P Y D I S K - Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original disk is defective. REINSTALL THE DRIVE - 1 Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, and shut down the computer. 2 Remove the drive from the module bay. See page 41 for instructions. 3 Reinstall the drive. 4 Turn on the computer. 74 Solving Problems