Diskette Drive

 

 

 

Symptom

Problem

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette drive

Diskette is not

 

Format the diskette by

 

 

cannot read

formatted.

 

following these steps:

 

 

a diskette.

 

 

1.

From the desktop,

 

 

 

 

 

 

double-click the

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Computer G icon.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Select the 3 1/2-inch

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floppy (A:) drive.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Click File and point

 

 

 

 

 

 

to Format.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Select the desired

 

 

 

 

 

 

options, and click Start to

 

 

 

 

 

 

begin formatting

 

 

 

 

 

 

the diskette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(cont’d)

The wrong type of

 

Check the type of drive

 

 

Diskette drive

diskette is

 

you have and use the

 

 

cannot read

being used.

 

correct diskette type.

 

 

a diskette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette drive

Diskette is not

 

Format the diskette by

 

 

cannot save

formatted.

 

following these steps:

 

 

information

 

 

1.

From the desktop,

 

 

to diskette.

 

 

 

double-click the

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Computer G icon.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Select the

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 1/2-inch Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A:) drive.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Click File and point

 

 

 

 

 

 

to Format.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Select the desired

 

 

 

 

 

 

options, and click Start to

 

 

 

 

 

 

begin formatting the

 

 

 

 

 

 

diskette.

 

 

 

 

 

Once the format is complete,

 

 

 

 

 

you should be able to save

 

 

 

 

 

your information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette is

 

Slide the write-protection tab

 

 

 

write-protected.

 

to the unlocked position on

 

 

 

 

 

the diskette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-18 SOLUTIONS

 

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE

 

 

 

 

 

 

1400 SERIES

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