Drive Problems; If You Cannot Save A File To A Floppy Drive - Dell PP04S Owner's Manual

Drive Problems

NOTE: For information on saving files to a floppy disk, see "Working With Files" in the
Inspiron Help

If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive

NOTE: The floppy drive is only available with the optional media base or D/Bay module.
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file. To access help, see "Finding Information for Your Computer" on page 17.
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— Install the floppy drive in the Dell D/Bay or use the optional
C O M P U T E R
USB cable to connect the floppy drive to the computer. See "Using the Dell™
D/Bay" on page 51.
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button and click My Computer. If the drive is not listed, perform a full scan with
your antivirus software to check for and remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes
prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. Insert a bootable disk and restart
the computer. Verify that the
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data to a write-protected disk. See the following figure.
back of floppy disk
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light is blinking, indicating normal operation.
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write-protected
not write-
protected
Dell
— Click the Start
— You cannot save