Solving Diskette Drive/SuperDisk LS-120 Drive Problems

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

Drive cannot

Diskette is not formatted.

Format the diskette.

write to

 

 

a diskette.

 

 

 

Diskette is write-

Use another diskette that

 

protected.

is not write-protected or

 

 

disable the write-protect

 

 

feature.

 

Writing to the wrong

Check the drive letter in

 

drive.

your path statement.

 

Not enough space is left

Save the information to

 

on the diskette.

another diskette.

 

Drive is disabled.

Enable the proper drive

 

 

through Device Manager.

 

Disable diskette write

Run Computer Setup.

 

ability is turned on.

Select Device security

 

 

from the Security Menu.

 

 

Make sure Floppy write

 

 

ability is not enabled.

System cannot

A bootable diskette is not

start up from

in the drive.

diskette drive or

 

SuperDisk

 

LS-120 drive.

 

Verify that a diskette with the necessary system files is in the drive.

Diskette bootability is

Enable diskette bootabilty

disabled in Computer

in Computer Setup,

Setup.

Security Menu.

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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED

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