Inserting A Diskette - Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III Operation Manual

OPERATION
Notes on Diskettes
Diskettes are precision recording media. Handle them carefully, as described
under Section 5,
Care and Maintenance.
Be sure you don't touch the exposed
diskette surfaces.
Before inserting the diskette, check the write protect notch. (See
illustration.) If you do not want to write to that diskette, it is a good idea to
leave it "write-protected". This way, the Operating System will notlet you
accidentally write to that diskette. To write-protect a diskette, just leave the
write-protect notch UNcovered. (See
Figure 4.)
If you
do
want to write to the diskette, cover the write protect notch with
gummed-foil tape provided with the diskette.
Leave Uncovered
for Write-Protection
Read/Write
Notch
Figure 4. A diskette and a write-protected diskette.
Note:
Any alteration of the data on the diskette - even the deletion of data
or programs, requires that the diskette not be write-protected. (Cover the
notch with gummed foil tape.)
Inserting a Diskette
1. If the drive door is closed, open it by pressing the release bar until the door
springs open. (Refer to
Figure
5.)
2. Remove the Operating System diskette from its storage envelope. Grasp
the label side with the label facing away from the Display and insert it into
the drive slot (see photo).
3. Gently push the diskette all the way into the slot.
4. Close the door by moving it toward the left until it clicks into place. Some
pressure may be required.
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