Using Diskettes - Gateway Solo 5300 User Manual

Chapter 6: Using Multimedia

Using diskettes

The diskette drive uses 3.5-inch diskettes (sometimes called floppy disks).
Diskettes are useful for storing files or transferring files to another computer.
If the diskette drive is not installed on your notebook, see "Changing bay
modules" on page 144.
Warning
To use a diskette:
1
Insert the diskette into the diskette drive with the label facing up.
2
To access a file on the diskette in Windows XP, click
Computer
- OR -
To access a file on the diskette in Windows Me, Windows 2000, or
Windows 98, double-click the
file.
3
To remove the diskette, make sure the drive activity indicator or diskette
drive indicator (see "Status indicators" on page 23) 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.
Activity
indicator
, then the drive letter, then double-click the file.
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Diskette
slot
icon, the drive letter, then the
My Computer
Eject
button
, then select
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