Dell Inspiron 2500 - Manual (Page 41)

Solving Problems 41
Unexpected Characters
Drive Problems
If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk
D
I S A BL E T H E N U M ER I C K E Y P A D
— Press the key to disable the
numeric keypad. Verify that the numbers lock light is not lit.
E
N S U R E T H AT
W
I N D OW S R EC OG N I Z E S T H E D RI V E
— In Windows XP,
click the Start button and then click My Computer. In Windows Me and
Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. If
the floppy 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.
C
A N N O T S AV E F I LE S T O A F LO P P Y DI S K
— Ensure that the floppy disk is
not full or write-protected (locked). See the following illustration.
T
ES T TH E D R I VE W IT H AN O T H ER F L OP P Y D I S K
— Insert another floppy
disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is defective.
write-protected
not write-
protected
back of floppy disk