Floppy drive problems
Test the drive
● Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is
defective.
● Insert a bootable floppy disk and reboot the computer.
Ensure that the disk is not full or write-protected— Ensure that the disk has
available space and that it is not write-protected (locked). See the following illustration.
Test the floppy drive light
MS-DOS®
Insert a floppy disk, type dir a: at the DOS prompt, and press <Enter>.
Microsoft® Windows® operating systems
Insert a floppy disk, double-click My Computer on the desktop, and double-click the
floppy drive icon.
Run the Dell Diagnostics— Reboot the computer and run the
Dell Diagnostics. If any of
the tests fail,
contact Dell.
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