Using The Optional Diskette Drive - Gateway M350 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
Important
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
double-click the file name.
- OR -
To access a file on the diskette in Windows 2000, double-click the
Computer
the file name.
3
To remove the diskette, make sure that the diskette drive status indicator
(see
button.
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Do not expose diskettes to water or magnetic fields.
Exposure could damage the data on the diskette.
Your notebook comes with either a built-in diskette drive
or a built-in memory card reader. If your notebook has a
built-in memory card reader and you need to use a diskette
drive, Gateway recommends purchasing a USB diskette
drive. To order a USB diskette drive, visit the Accessory
Store at accessories.gateway.com.
. Double-click the drive letter (for example, the A: drive), then
icon, the drive letter (for example, the A: drive), then double-click
"Status indicators" on page
www.gateway.com
22) is off, then press the diskette eject
, then click
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