DELL inspiron 4100 User Manual

Solving Problems: Dell Inspiron 4100

Drive Problems

HINT:

For information on saving files to a floppy disk, see the Tell Me How help file. See

If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive

Ensure that Windows recognizes the drive—

In Windows XP, click the Start button,

and then click My Computer. In Windows Me and 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.

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.

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