Probable cause

Solution

 

 

The CD drive cables are

Open the server, then make sure all cables between the IDE

not installed correctly

controller and the CD drive are correctly connected.

 

 

The CD drive may be

Replace the CD drive.

defective

 

 

 

Diskette drive problems

The system does not recognize the diskette drive

Probable cause

Solution

 

 

The diskette drive may

Restart your server, then press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup

be configured incorrectly

utility. In the Boot Removable Devices menu, make sure

 

that the diskette drive parameters are set correctly.

 

 

The drive cables are not

Open the server, then make sure all cables are properly

connected properly

connected to the controller card. Some servers do not have

 

a floppy controller card because the floppy controller is built

 

into the system board.

 

 

The drive controller is not

Open the server, then reseat the drive controller. Some

seated properly

servers do not have a floppy controller card because the

 

floppy controller is built into the system board.

 

 

The diskette drive will not read, write, or format

Probable cause

Solution

 

 

The diskette is not

Make sure that the diskette you are trying to format is

IBM-formatted

IBM-compatible. If it is, try reformatting it. If not, get another

 

diskette.

 

 

The disk is

Make sure that the write-protection window on the

write-protected

upper-right corner of the diskette is closed (unprotected).

 

 

The diskette is corrupted

Run CheckDisk on the diskette. If errors are detected and

 

corrected, try accessing the diskette again.

 

 

Diskette drive problems

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