Dell Dimension 4400 Dell Dimension 4400 Systems Owner's Manual - Page 37

If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk

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C H E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S - See page 49. RE C O N N E C T T H E K E Y B O A R D C A B L E - Shut down the computer (see page 20), reconnect the keyboard cable as shown on the START HERE sheet for your computer, and then restart the computer. C H E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S - See page 49. If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk 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 - In Windows XP, Click the Start button, and then click My Computer. In Windows 2000, doubleclick the My Computer icon on the Windows 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. TE S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R F L O P P Y D I S K - Insert another floppy disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is defective. Solving Problems 37

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Solving Problems
37
If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk
C
HECK
FOR
INTERRUPT
REQUEST
CONFLICTS
See page 49.
R
ECONNECT
THE
KEYBOARD
CABLE
Shut down the computer (see
page 20), reconnect the keyboard cable as shown on the
START HERE
sheet for
your computer, and then restart the computer.
C
HECK
FOR
INTERRUPT
REQUEST
CONFLICTS
See page 49.
E
NSURE
THAT
W
INDOWS
RECOGNIZES
THE
DRIVE
In Windows XP,
Click the
Start
button, and then click
My Computer
. In Windows 2000, double-
click the
My Computer
icon on the Windows 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
WITH
ANOTHER
FLOPPY
DISK
Insert another floppy
disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is defective.