Using The Diskette Drive - Gateway 1450 User Manual

Chapter 6: Using Multimedia

Using the 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
To use a diskette:
1
Insert the diskette into the diskette slot with the label facing up.
2
To access a file on the diskette in Windows XP, click
Computer
double-click the file name.
- OR -
To access a file on the diskette in Windows 2000, double-click the
Computer
double-click the file name.
3
To remove the diskette, make sure that the diskette drive status indicator
is off (see "Status indicators" on page 22), 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.
. Double-click the drive letter (for example, the A: drive), then
icon, the drive letter (for example, the A: drive), then
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Diskette Eject
slot button
, then click
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