HP 43361 Solving Diskette Problems, Cause, Start, Problem, Explore, Solution, click Check Now, FORMAT A: /F:1440, Legacy Diskette Write in, Solving Diskette Problems

			Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
Solving Diskette Problems
	Solving Diskette Problems
	Problem	Cause	Solution
	Diskette drive light stays on.	Diskette is damaged.	In Microsoft Windows XP, right-click
			Start, click Explore, and select a
			drive. Select File > Properties >
			Tools. Under Error-checking,
			click Check Now.
		Diskette is incorrectly	Remove diskette and reinsert.
		inserted.
		Drive cable is not	Reconnect power cable. Ensure that
		properly connected.	all four pins are connected.
	Drive not found.	Cable is loose.	Reseat diskette drive data and
			power cables.
		Removable drive is not	Reseat the drive.
		seated properly.
	Diskette drive cannot write	Diskette is not	Format the diskette.
	to a diskette.	formatted.	1. From Windows Explorer select
			the disk (A) drive.
			2. Right-click the drive letter and
			select Format.
			3. Select the desired options, and
			click Start to begin formatting
			the diskette.
		Diskette is	Use another diskette or remove the
		write-protected.	write protection.
		Writing to the wrong	Check the drive letter in the path
		drive.	statement.
		Not enough space is	1. Use another diskette.
		left on the diskette.	2. Delete unneeded files from
			diskette.
		Legacy diskette writes	Enter Computer Setup and enable
		are disabled in	Legacy Diskette Write in
		Computer Setup.	Storage > Storage Options.
		Diskette is damaged.	Replace the damaged diskette.
	Cannot format diskette.	Invalid media reported.	When formatting a disk in MS-DOS,
			you may need to specify diskette
			capacity. For example, to format a
			1.44-MB diskette, type the following
			command at the MS-DOS prompt:
			FORMAT A: /F:1440
		Disk may be	Open the locking device on the
		write-protected.	diskette.

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