Diskette Drive

 

 

Symptom

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette drive

Diskette is not

Format the diskette by

 

 

cannot read a

formatted.

following these steps:

 

 

diskette.

 

1. From the desktop,

 

 

 

 

double-click the

 

 

 

 

My Computer Gicon.

 

 

 

 

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 you

 

 

Diskette drive

diskette is being

have and use the correct

 

 

cannot read a

used.

diskette type.

 

 

diskette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette drive

Diskette is not

Format the diskette by

 

 

cannot save

formatted.

following these steps:

 

 

information to

 

1. From the desktop,

 

 

diskette.

 

double-click the

 

 

 

 

My Computer Gicon.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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