eMachines H3120 manual 169, DVD drives, File management, To restore deleted files

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DVD drives

Troubleshooting

■Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be read by the diskette drive.

■Run Error-checking on the diskette. For more information, see “Checking the hard drive for errors” on page 134.

If errors are detected and corrected, try using the diskette again.

You see a “Access Denied” or “Write protect” error message

■Move the write-protection tab in the upper-right corner of the diskette down (unprotected).

■The diskette may be full. Delete unnecessary files on the diskette and try again.

■Make sure that the diskette you are using is IBM-compatible.

■Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be read by the diskette drive.

You see a “Disk is full” error message

■Delete unnecessary files on the diskette.

■Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be read by the diskette drive.

■Run Error checking on the diskette. For more information, see “Checking the hard drive for errors” on page 134.

You see a “Non-system disk” or “Disk error” error message

■Eject the diskette from the diskette drive, then press ENTER.

■Make sure that the diskette you are using is IBM-compatible.

The diskette drive LED is lit continuously

■Remove the diskette from the drive. If the light stays on, try restarting your computer.

See “CD or DVD drives” on page 167.

File management

A file was accidentally deleted

If a file was deleted at a DOS prompt or in Windows while holding down the

SHIFT key, the file cannot be restored.

Help and Support

For more information about troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword System Restore in the Search box, then click the arrow.

To restore deleted files:

1Double-click the Recycle Bin icon.

2Right-click the file you want to restore, then click Restore. The file is restored to the place where it was originally deleted from.

If the Recycle Bin was emptied before you try to restore a file, the file cannot be restored.

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