HP DC5000 Solving Diskette Problems, Cause, Start, Start, Problem, Explore, Explore, Solution, click Check Now, click Check Now, FORMAT A: /F:1440

			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 button is not	Push in drive button.
		pushed in.
		Files on diskette are	Check the program diskettes.
		damaged.
		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.
		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	Use another diskette.
		left on the diskette.
		Diskette write control is	Use Computer Setup to check the
		enabled.	storage security feature disabled
			settings.
		Diskette is damaged.	Replace the damaged disk.
	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
	A problem has occurred	The directory structure is	In Windows XP, right-click Start,
	with a disk transaction.	bad, or there is a	click Explore, and select a drive.
		problem with a file.	Select File > Properties >
			Tools. Under Error-checking,
			click Check Now.

Service Reference Guide, dc5000 360201-002 D–5