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Drive Problems

NOTE: For information on saving files to a floppy disk, see "Working With Files" in the Dell Inspiron Help file. To access help, see "Finding Information for Your Computer" on page 17.

If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive

NOTE: The floppy drive is only available with the optional media base or D/Bay module.

EN S U R E T H A T A N EX T E R N A L F L O P P Y D R I V E I S C O N N E C T E D T O T H E C O M P U T E R Install the floppy drive in the Dell D/Bay or use the optional USB cable to connect the floppy drive to the computer. See "Using the Dell™ D/Bay" on page 51.

EN S U R E T H A T WI N D O W S ® R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E Click the Start button and click My Computer. If the 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. Insert a bootable disk and restart

the computer. Verify that the light is blinking, indicating normal operation.

EN S U R E T H A T T H E D I S K I S N O T W R I T E -P R O T E C T E D You cannot save data to a write-protected disk. See the following figure.

back of floppy disk

write-protected

not write- protected

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Dell PP04S owner manual Drive Problems, If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive