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stephanie43075

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January 28th, 2005 19:00

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I have a question regarding my Inspiron 8600.  I have a modular floppy drive and when I use files saved to it, it takes an extremely long time for the file to open or to move between various files.  If I click on anything while it is the process of opening, the system stops responding.  If I leave it alone for a few minutes, it eventually responds and opens.  This is a constant issue.  I recently had to get a new floppy for an unrelated issue, but the problem still exists. 
 
Is it normal for it to take a while to open files from a floppy or do I have a system problem?  I just purchased the notebook in November.
 
Thanks in advance.
  • will_a

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    Posted January 28th, 2005 19:00

    It sounds like a system problem because it's happening with your new floppy as well as the old one, but i have no idea why this is happening. As a simple solution i would suggest reinstalling the floppy drivers if you have any, or check support.dell.com for any driver updates. It might not help, but then again it might.
  • Leo_s84

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    Posted January 28th, 2005 23:00

    Floppy drives are EXTREMELY SLOW. Dont open files from the floppy directly, copy them to your Hard Drive