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Caring for Diskettes
You’ll want to take proper care of your diskettes so
that you don’t lose important information. Follow
these tips:
• Keep magnetic material away from your
diskettes. Magnets can scramble the data on the
diskette.
• Do not remove a diskette while the indicator light
is on.
• Store diskettes at room temperature.
Formatting Diskettes
Before you can use a diskette, it must be formatted,
or initialized. Most diskettes come preformatted —
check the box or diskette label to see if the diskettes
are already formatted. If they are not formatted, you
will need to format them yourself.
To format a diskette:
1
Insert the diskette in the drive.
2
Double-click the My Computer icon on the
desktop.
3
Click (don’t double-click) the 3-1/2 floppy (A:)
icon.
4
Click File on the menu bar and choose Format.
5
Choose OK.
Warning:
Formatting erases all data on a diskette.
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