Sony VGN-A series, VGN-FS Series Troubleshooting Floppy Disks, My USB floppy disk drive cannot write to a floppy disk, The optional USB floppy disk drive is not recognized as drive A

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Floppy Disks

My USB floppy disk drive cannot write to a floppy disk

❑The floppy disk is write-protected. Disable the write-protect feature or use a floppy disk that is not write-protected.

❑Check that the disk is properly inserted into the floppy disk drive.

❑Your disk may be corrupt. Try to insert another floppy disk.

The optional USB floppy disk drive is not recognized as drive A

To set the floppy disk drive to A

1Turn the system power on.

2Connect the floppy disk drive.

3Select Control Panel from the Start menu.

4Click Performance and Maintenance.

5Click System.

6Select the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager.

7Select Universal Serial Bus controllers, then Y-E Data USB Floppy.

8From the Action menu, click Uninstall.

9Keep clicking OK until the Confirmation of deletion of device message appears.

10Select Scan for hardware changes from the Action menu. The floppy disk drive is recognized as drive A.