Using Your Floppy Drive; Formatting A Floppy Diskette - Acer Aspire G600 User Manual

Using Your Floppy Drive

Floppy disks are used for putting data into your computer
or for taking it out.
1 Insert the floppy disk into the drive, as shown.
(The metal circle on the disk's underside should
be facing down.)
2 Push it in gently until it pops into place.
3 Remove the floppy disk by pressing the eject button.

Formatting a Floppy Diskette

A floppy disk is, basically, just a thin piece of magnetic
tape on which data can be stored electronically. Most
floppy disks are protected with a hard plastic case.
Before a floppy can be used, it must be formatted, or
made ready to accept data.
Note: Many stores sell preformatted 3.5-floppy
disks.
1 Make sure your floppy is not write-protected.
2 Insert the diskette into your floppy drive.
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