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8.6: Solving Diskette Problems
Solving Diskette Problems
Problem Cause Solution
Diskette drive light stays on. Diskette is damaged. In Microsoft Windows 2000 and
Microsoft Windows XP, right-click
Start, click Explore, and select a drive.
Select File > Properties > Tools. Under
Error-checking, click Check Now.
Diskette is incorrectly inserted. Remove diskette and reinsert.
Drive button is not pushed in. Push in drive button.
Files on diskette are damaged. Check the program diskettes.
Drive cable is not properly
connected.
Reconnect drive cable. Ensure that all
four pins are connected.
Drive not found. Cable is loose. Reseat diskette drive data and power
cable.
Removable drive is not seated
properly.
Reseat the drive.
Diskette drive cannot write to a
diskette.
Diskette is not formatted. Format the diskette.
Diskette is write-protected. Use another diskette or remove the
write protection.
Writing to the wrong drive. Check the drive letter in the path
statement. The default letter for the
diskette drive is “A”
Not enough space is left on the
diskette.
Use another diskette.
Diskette is damaged. Replace the damaged disk.
Cannot format diskette. Invalid
media reported.
The directory structure is bad, or
there is a problem with a file.
In Windows 2000 and Windows XP,
right-click Start, click Explore, and
select a drive. Select File > Properties
> Tools. Under Error-checking, click
Check Now.
Diskette drive cannot read a
diskette.
Diskette is not formatted. Format the diskette.
1.From Windows Explorer select the
disk (A) drive.
2.Right-click the drive letter and select
Format.
3.Select the desired options, and click
Start to begin formatting the diskette.
You are using the wrong diskette
type for the drive type.
Check the type of drive that you are
using and use the correct diskette type.
You are reading the wrong drive. Check the drive letter in the path
statement. . The default letter for the
diskette drive is “A”
Diskette is damaged. Replace the diskette with a new one.
“Invalid system disk” message is
displayed.
A diskette that does not contain
the system files needed to start the
computer has been inserted in the
drive.
When drive activity stops, remove the
diskette and press the Spacebar. The
computer should start up.
Diskette error has occurred. Restart the computer by pressing the
power button.
Non-system disk message. The system is trying to start from
a non-bootable diskette.
Remove the diskette from the drive. The
computer should start up.
Cannot Boot to Diskette. Diskette is not bootable. Replace with a bootable diskette.
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