
Symptom
Not reading drive: “Abort, Retry, Fail?” message appears.
Diskette drive light stays on.
Diskette drive cannot save information to diskette.
Diskette Drive
| Problem | 
 | Solution | 
| A  | To format the diskette: | |
| diskette has been | 1. | On the Windows desktop, click Start then | 
| inserted. | 
 | click Control Panel. The Control Panel | 
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 | window is displayed. | 
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 | 2. | Select the diskette (A) drive. | 
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 | 3. | Click File, and point to Format. | 
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 | 4. | Select desired options, and click Start to | 
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 | begin formatting the diskette. | 
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| Diskette is damaged. | Replace the diskette with a new one. | |
| A diskette that does | When drive activity stops, remove the diskette | |
| not contain system | and press the Spacebar. Computer should start | |
| files needed to start | up. | 
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| your computer has | 
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| been inserted in drive. | 
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| Disk error has | Restart your computer by pressing the Start/ | |
| occurred. | Reset button. | |
| Diskette has been | Remove the diskette and reinsert it as follows: | |
| improperly inserted. | Insert the edge with the sliding cover into the | |
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 | drive, face up, and push all the way in until the | |
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 | diskette stops. | |
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| Floppy disk drive is | Press the Help G button on the keyboard to | |
| damaged. | access the Compaq Help & Support Center or | |
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 | refer to your Certificate of Warranty for details. | |
| Diskette is not | To format the diskette: | |
| formatted. | 1. | On the Windows desktop, click Start then | 
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 | click Control Panel. The Control Panel | 
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 | window is displayed. | 
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 | 2. | Select the diskette (A) drive. | 
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 | 3. | Click File, and point to Format. | 
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 | 4. | Select the desired options, and click Start to | 
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 | begin formatting the diskette. | 
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| Diskette is | Slide the  | |
| position on the diskette. | ||
| Diskette is full or file is | Use another diskette or compress the file to | |
| too big. | reduce the size. | |
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| File save command not | When saving information to the diskette drive, | |
| properly executed. | verify that you are using the correct drive letter. | |
| Diskette is damaged. | Replace the damaged diskette. | |
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