Diskette Drive-Related Symptoms
Symptom / Error | Action/FRU |
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Media and drive are mismatched. | Ensure the diskette drive is configured correctly in the Disk |
| Drives of BIOS Setup. |
| Ensure the diskette drive is correctly formatted. |
| Diskette drive connection/cable |
| Diskette drive |
| Mainboard |
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Diskette drive does not work. | Ensure the diskette drive is not set to None in the Disk Drives |
| of BIOS Setup. |
| Diskette drive power |
| Diskette drive connection/cable |
| Diskette drive |
| Mainboard |
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Diskette drive read/write error. | Diskette |
| Diskette drive cable |
| Diskette drive |
| Mainboard |
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Diskette drive LED comes on for more than | Diskette |
2 minutes when reading data. | Diskette drive cable |
| Diskette drive |
| Mainboard |
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Diskette drive LED fails to light, and the | Diskette |
drive is unable to access for more than 2 | Diskette drive power |
minutes. | Diskette drive connection/cable |
| Diskette drive |
| Mainboard |
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Diskette drive test failed. | Diskette |
| Diskette drive cable |
| Diskette drive |
| Mainboard |
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NOTE: Ensure the diskette drive is
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