Dell Dimension 8300 Owner's Manual - Page 33
Drive Problems, Floppy drive problems
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Drive Problems 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 - Click the Start button and click My Computer. 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. E N S U R E T H A T T H E D I S K I S N O T F U L L O R W R I T E - P R O T E C T E D - Ensure that the disk has available space and that it is not write-protected (locked). See the following figure. 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. C L E A N T H E D R I V E - Use a commercially available cleaning kit. Solving Problems 33