Diskette Drive-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Action/FRU

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Diskette drive read/write error.

Diskette

 

Diskette drive cable

 

Diskette drive

 

Mainboard

 

 

Diskette drive LED comes on for more than

Diskette

2 minutes when reading data.

Diskette drive cable

 

Diskette drive

 

Mainboard

 

 

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

 

 

Diskette drive test failed.

Diskette

 

Diskette drive cable

 

Diskette drive

 

Mainboard

 

 

NOTE: Ensure the diskette drive is auto-setting in BIOS Setup and its read/write head is clean before diagnosing any diskette drive problems.(If only one drive is installed, please make sure the drive is connected to master connector or the drive is set to master.)

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Acer X3950, X5950 manual Diskette Drive-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action/FRU