Manual

Troubleshooting
7 - 20 Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
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Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
The floppy disk drive will not write data to disk.
possible cause: The floppy disk is not formatted.
solution: Format the disk (you may do this by right-click-
ing the disk icon in My Computer in Windows
and choosing Format from the menu). Please
remember that this will erase all data contained
on the floppy disk.
Note: Floppy disks were never intended for long-term
data storage, and have a finite lifespan. Do not
store important files you wish to keep for a long
time on floppy disks. As a general rule it is worth
reformatting floppy disks regularly.
possible cause: The floppy disk is write-protected.
solution: Undo the protection by moving the write-protect
tab on the disk down until it clicks.
possible cause: There is not enough unused space available on
the disk.
solution: Use a new disk or delete any unneeded data.
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Media Warning
Don’t try to remove a
floppy disk while the
system is accessing it.
This may cause the
system to “crash”.