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4 Floppy Disk
A floppy disk is a storage medium used to save programs and other information.
This section explains how to handle floppy disks, including inserting a floppy disk into the drive and
removing it.
Handling precautions
To protect floppy disks and the drive, observe the following don'ts:
- Do not splash any liquid such as coffee over a floppy disk.
- Do not open a floppy disk shutter and touch the disk inside.
- Do not bend a floppy disk or stack heavy objects on it.
- Do not bring anything magnetic, such as a magnet, close to a floppy disk.
- Do not drop a floppy disk onto a hard floor or other hard surface.
- Do not store floppy disks in an area subjected to high or low temperatures.
- Do not store floppy disks in a damp or dusty area.
- Do not overlay labels one on another on a floppy disk, as it may get stuck in the drive slot.
- Do not let dew form on a floppy disk or allow any other sort of liquid to come into contact with it.
Inserting and removing a floppy disk
Inserting a floppy disk
1
Keep the label side of a floppy disk upward, and
insert the floppy disk into the slot of the drive with
the floppy disk shutter side first.
The floppy disk eject button clicks and sticks out.
Taking out a floppy disk
1
Make sure that the floppy disk access indicator lamp
is off.
Note the following
Do not take out a floppy disk from the drive when its floppy disk access indicator lamp is on.
If this is done, data on the disk may be damaged.
2
Press the floppy disk eject button.
The floppy disk is ejected.
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Floppy disk
eject button
Shutter
Label
Floppy disk access
indicator lamp
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