Using The 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive; Write-Protecting 3.5-Inch Diskettes - IBM Intellistation POWER 9112 265 User Manual

Using the 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive

The system unit has a 1.44 MB diskette drive installed vertically in the front.
The 1.44 MB diskette drive can format, read, and write diskettes compatible with the
following diskette drives:
v 1.0 MB diskettes with 720 KB formatted data capacity
v 2.0 MB diskettes with 1.44 MB formatted data capacity (High Density)
Format the diskette according to its specified capacity.

Write-Protecting 3.5-Inch Diskettes

Write-protecting diskettes is necessary so that important information is not accidentally
lost. When diskettes are write-protected, you can read information from the diskettes,
but you cannot write information to them.
There is a write-protect tab on the 3.5-inch diskette. To locate the write-protect tab, turn
the diskette over with the label facing down.
To prevent writing onto a diskette, slide the write-protect tab to open the protect slot, as
shown in the illustration.
To allow writing onto a diskette, slide the write-protect tab to cover the protect slot, as
shown in the illustration.
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(Slot Open)
Write-Protect Tab
(Slot Closed)
Write-Protect Tab