Using The Optional Diskette Drive - Gateway 710XL User Manual

Chapter 6: Using Multimedia

Using the optional diskette drive

The diskette drive uses 3.5-inch diskettes (sometimes called floppy disks).
Diskettes are useful for storing files or transferring files to another computer.
Warning
Diskette activity indicator
To use a diskette:
1
Insert the diskette into the diskette drive slot with the label facing up.
2
To access a file on the diskette, click
Double-click the drive letter (for example, the A: drive), then double-click
the file name.
3
To remove the diskette, make sure that the drive activity indicator is off,
then press the diskette eject button.
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Do not expose diskettes to water or magnetic fields.
Exposure could damage the data on the diskette.
Diskette slot
Diskette eject button
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, then click
Start My Computer
.