Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floppy Drive

 

 

 

Symptom

Problem

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floppy drive is

The floppy disk is

Remove the floppy

 

continually active.

improperly inserted.

diskette and reinsert

 

 

 

it as follows:

 

 

 

1.

Insert the edge

 

 

 

 

with the sliding

 

 

 

 

cover into the

 

 

 

 

drive facing up.

 

 

 

2.

Push the floppy

 

 

 

 

all the way into

 

 

 

 

the drive until it

 

 

 

 

stops.

 

 

 

 

 

Floppy drive cannot

Floppy diskette is not

Format the floppy

 

read a floppy.

formatted.

diskette by following

 

 

 

these steps:

 

 

 

1.

Open a

 

 

 

 

My Computer g

 

 

 

 

window.

 

 

 

2.

Select the 3½

 

 

 

 

Floppy (A:)

 

 

 

 

drive.

 

 

 

3.

Click File and

 

 

 

 

point to Format.

 

 

 

4.

Select the

 

 

 

 

desired options

 

 

 

 

and click Start to

 

 

 

 

begin formatting

 

 

 

 

the floppy.

 

 

 

 

 

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