Working with floppy disks
Preparation for use and operation
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Working with floppy disks
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Follow the instructions supplied by the vendor of the floppy disks.
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7
1 = Insertion direction
2 = Label area
3 = Write protection tab for a 720 Kbyte or a
1.44 Mbyte floppy disk
4 = Identification of a 1.44 Mbyte floppy disk or
write protect tab on a 120 Mbyte floppy disk
5 = Eject button for inserted floppy disks
6 = Floppy disk is write-protected
7 = Floppy disk is not write-protected
To insert a floppy disk, push it into the drive in the insertion direction (1) until it engages. The
label should be facing upward.
To remove the floppy disk, press the eject button (5).
The write-protect slider enables you to protect the data on the floppy disk from inadvertent
overwriting or deletion.
To protect the data on the floppy disk from being overwritten, push the write-protect slider to
position (6). The hole is now visible.
To remove write protection, push the slider to position (7). The hole is now covered.
