Acer Aspire G600 User Manual page 18

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3 Click on the Start button
click on Windows Explorer.
4 Point to 3 .5" Floppy (A:) under My Computer.
5 Click on the right mouse button, then select Format.
Cautions: Formatting a disk removes any data that
might have been saved on that disk. Also, be sure to
keep your disks away from heat and other
magnetic items that can damage the disk and the
information on it.
Why Disks? (Or Discs for that matter...)
The advantage of a floppy disk or CD is that it makes data
portable.
Practically all newly purchased software comes in one of
these two formats.
Data is often exchanged between computers on floppy disks.
Be aware that there is an inherent danger of virus infection in
casual swapping or sharing of floppy disks with your friends
and associates. Files, applications or programs downloaded
from the Internet also carry possible danger.
Write Protecting a Floppy Diskette
When the write protect notch is open (1), data cannot be
written to (saved on) the disk. The notch must be closed (2)
for data to be written to (copied on) the disk.
Write protecting diskettes is a good way to keep them safe
from viruses, should you use them in a different computer.
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