Using A Diskette Drive; Figure 4-3: Diskette Drive Components - Compaq AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual

Basic Operation

Using a Diskette Drive

Diskette drives read information from removable diskettes. One diskette drive is located
to the left of the removable-media mass storage compartment, below the CD-ROM drive.
The diskette drive components are shown in Figure 4-3.
To insert a diskette into a diskette drive:
1. Set the write-protect switch (
protected or write-enabled position.
2. Insert the diskette as shown in the figure.
The activity indicator (

Figure 4-3: Diskette Drive Components

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P r o t e c
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To remove a diskette:
Press the Eject button (
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in the figure) on the diskette to either the write-
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in the figure) lights when the system reads the diskette.
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in the figure) on the diskette drive.
1. Write-protect switch
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2. Activity indicator
3. Eject button
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