Drive Problems; If You Cannot Save A File To A Floppy Disk; If You Cannot Play A Music Cd Or Install A Program From A Cd - Dell Dimension 4200 Solution Manual

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If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk

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N S U R E T H A T
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I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
My Computer icon. 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 A V E F I L E S T O A F L O P P Y D I S K
not full or write-protected (locked). See the following illustration.
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E S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R F L O P P Y D I S K
disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is defective.
back of floppy disk

If you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD

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W
N S U R E T H A T
I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
My Computer icon. If the CD 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.
Ensure that the floppy disk is
Insert another floppy
write-protected
not write-
protected
Double-click the
Double-click the
Solving Pr oblems
HINT:
For information
on saving files to a floppy
disk, see the Tell Me How
help file. For instructions
on accessing help files, see
page 18.
HINT:
High-speed CD
drive vibration is normal
and may cause noise. This
noise does not indicate a
defect in the drive or the
CD.
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