Dell Inspiron 2650 User Guide - Page 29
Drive Problems, If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive
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Solving Problems: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650 Drive Problems HINT: For information on saving files to a floppy disk, see the Tell Me How help file (see "Accessing Help"). If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive Ensure that Windows® recognizes the drive - In Windows XP, click the Start button and click My Computer. In Windows 2000, double-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. Verify that the operation. light is blinking, indicating normal Ensure that the disk is not write-protected - You cannot save data to a write-protected disk. See the following figure. Try another floppy disk - Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original disk is defective. file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/solving.htm (15 of 22) [2/28/2004 6:52:01 AM]