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Floppy drive problems - desktop

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Floppy drive problems 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 - 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. TE S T T H E D R I V E • Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and reboot the computer. ENSURE 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. back of floppy disk write-protected not writeprotected NOTICE: Do not attempt to clean drive heads with a swab. You may accidentally misalign the heads, which can render the drive inoperable. Solving Problems 27

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Solving Problems
27
Floppy drive problems
NOTICE:
Do not attempt to clean drive heads with a swab. You may
accidentally misalign the heads, which can render the drive inoperable
.
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