Diskette Drive Parts; The External - Toshiba T1100 PLUS User Manual

DISK DRIVES AND
A 5 1/4" external diskette drive is available. Figures 4/E and 4/F show
the front and back of the drive.
The drive comes encased in a metal box with a connecting cable and an
AC adapter. It uses 5 1/4" double sided, double density diskettes with
an information storage capacity of up to
reading and writing

Diskette Drive Parts

The external 5 1/4" drive is composed of the following parts:
disk insertion
The
into which a diskette is inserted.
The drive is packed for shipping with a
protects the magnetic head from vibration.
turning the power on. Insert it when the drive is being carried.
disk eject button
The
so it can be removed from the drive.
drive cable
The connects to the
computer and the 25-pin port on the external drive.
AC adapter
The
drive does not have a battery. Use the adapter specifically designed for
the drive. It is different from the computer's AC adapter.
Connect the drive end of the adapter to the
the drive and the two-prong end to a standard AC wall outlet.
power on/otT
The
drive, press it to the rear to
tum the power off. Before turning the switch off, always check that
the drive is not in operation.
4/14
mM PC
formatted
slot is a narrow opening in the middle of the drive
releases the diskette (or cardboard protector)
PRT/FDD
must be used with the 5 1/4" external drive
switch is a rocker switch.
the power on. Press it to the front to
tum
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360K
bytes, and is capable of
360K
byte diskettes.
cardboard protector
Always remove it before
port on the back of the
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