Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Reference
- Checking Out Your Computer
- Setting Up and Getting Started
- Working safely and comfortably
- Preparing power connections
- Connecting to a broadband modem or network
- Connecting a dial-up modem
- Starting your computer
- Turning off your computer
- Restarting (rebooting) your computer
- Using the keyboard
- Using the mouse
- Using optical drives
- Using the memory card reader
- Using the diskette drive
- Adjusting the volume
- Installing a printer, scanner, or other device
- Upgrading Your Computer
- Preventing static electricity discharge
- Opening and closing the case
- Removing and installing the front bezel
- Installing memory
- Replacing an optical or diskette drive or a card reader
- Replacing the hard drive
- Adding or replacing an expansion card
- Replacing the front fan
- Replacing the rear fan
- Replacing the front I/O board
- Replacing the processor
- Replacing the system battery
- Replacing the power supply
- Replacing the system board
- Maintaining Your Computer
- Troubleshooting
- Safety guidelines
- First steps
- Troubleshooting
- Add-in cards
- Audio
- CD or DVD drives
- Diskette drive
- The diskette drive is not recognized
- You cannot save a file to diskette or you see the message “disk is full or write-protected”
- You see an “Access Denied” or “Write protect” error message
- You see a “Disk is full” error message
- You see a “Non-system disk” or “Disk error” error message
- The diskette drive LED is lit continuously
- Display
- DVD drives
- Ethernet
- Expansion cards
- File management
- Floppy drive
- Hard drive
- Internet
- Keyboard
- Memory
- Memory card reader
- Modem (cable or DSL)
- Modem (dial-up)
- Your modem does not dial or does not connect
- You cannot connect to the Internet
- Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K
- Your fax communications program only sends and receives faxes at 14,400 bps when you have a 56K modem
- The modem is not recognized by your computer
- The modem is noisy when it dials and connects
- Monitor
- Mouse
- Networks
- Passwords
- Power
- Printer
- Sound
- Recovering your system
- Telephone support
- Legal Notices
- Index
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Diskette drive
The diskette drive is not recognized
• Shut down and restart your computer.
You cannot save a file to diskette or you see the message
“disk is full or write-protected”
• Make sure that the write-protection tab on the
upper-right corner of the diskette is down (unprotected).
• The diskette may be full. Delete unnecessary files on the
diskette and try again.
• Make sure that the diskette you are using is
IBM-compatible.
• Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed
and cannot be read by the diskette drive.
• Run Error-checking on the diskette. For more
information, see “Checking the hard drive for errors” on
page 69. If errors are detected and corrected, try using
the diskette again.
You see an “Access Denied” or “Write protect” error
message
• Make sure that the write-protection tab on the
upper-right corner of the diskette is down (unprotected).
• The diskette may be full. Delete unnecessary files on the
diskette and try again.
• Make sure that the diskette you are using is
IBM-compatible.
• Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed
and cannot be read by the diskette drive.
You see a “Disk is full” error message
• Delete unnecessary files on the diskette.
• Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed
and cannot be read by the diskette drive.
• Run Error-checking on the diskette. For more
information, see “Checking the hard drive for errors” on
page 69. If errors are detected and corrected, try using
the diskette again.
You see a “Non-system disk” or “Disk error” error message
• Eject the diskette from the diskette drive, then press
E
NTER.
• Make sure that the diskette you are using is
IBM-compatible.
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