Sony Notebook
User Guide
Getting help
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The disc tray ejects even when it has been locked into place
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Ensure that the disc is placed with the label side facing up.
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The disc may be scratched. Place another disc to see if that is the reason.
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There may be condensation in the drive. Remove the disc and leave the drive open for approximately
one hour.
My floppy disk drive cannot write to a disk
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The floppy disk is write-protected. Disable the write-protect feature or use a floppy disk that is not write-
protected.
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Check that the floppy disk is properly inserted into the floppy disk drive.
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Your floppy disk may be corrupt. Try to insert another disk.
The optional PCGA-UFD5 (USB) floppy disk drive is not recognized as drive A
To set the UFD5 to drive A:, proceed as follows :
1
Turn the system power on.
2
Connect the UFD5.
3
Select
Control Panel
from the
Start
menu.
4
Double-click
System
.
5
Select the
Hardware
tab, then click
Device Manager
.
6
Select
Universal Serial Bus controllers
, then
Y-E Data USB Floppy
.
7
From the
Action
menu, click
Uninstall
.
8
Keep clicking
OK
until the
Confirmation of deletion of device
message appears.
9
Select
Scan for hardware changes
from the
Action
menu.
The UFD5 is recognized as drive A.