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Troubleshooting drives, PC cards and peripheral devices
I inserted a compatible device into the multipurpose drive bay, but the icon
does not appear in the My Computer window
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The device has not been recognized. Put the notebook into System Idle mode
by pressing the Fn and S keys and then resume.
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If the device is still not recognized or does not appear in the My Computer
window, remove and reinsert it.
My floppy disk drive can not write to a diskette
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If the diskette is write-protected, disable the write-protect feature or use a
diskette that is not write-protected.
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Check that the diskette is properly inserted into the floppy disk drive.
My floppy disk drive icon doesn’t appear even though it is connected
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Click Start, point to Settings, point to Control panel, and then click System
The System Properties dialog box appears.
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Click the Device Manager tab.
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Double-click Floppy Disk Controller and then click Standard Floppy Disk
Controller.
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Click Delete. The Confirmation window will appear.
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Verify that Delete From All Settings is selected and press OK.
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Click Update in the System Properties window.
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Double click Disk Drive and confirm that GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK
is shown.
My CD, DVD, or CD-RW drive is not playing my CD or DVD properly
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Make sure the optical drive is inserted correctly into the multipurpose drive
bay.
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Make sure the label of the disc is facing up.
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If the disc requires software, make sure the software is installed according to
the manufacturer’s instructions.