Diskette Drives And Diskettes; Identifying Diskette Drives; Identifying Diskettes; Formatting Diskettes - IBM L40 SX Quick Reference

PS/2 Model L40 SX Quick Reference

Diskette Drives and Diskettes

A.1 Diskette Drives and Diskettes
Diskette drives and diskettes are identified by their storage capacity
(for example, 1.44MB diskette drive; 2MB diskette).
The Model L40 SX operates with a 1.44MB diskette drive. This drive uses
1MB or 2MB 3.5-inch diskettes. Other IBM computers may operate with 720KB
diskette drives that use only 1MB 3.5-inch diskettes.
The 1MB diskettes can be used in both 720KB and 1.44MB diskette drives;
however, 2MB diskettes can be used in 1.44MB diskette drives only. If you
intend to transfer diskettes between computers that have diskette drives
with different capacities, use only 1MB diskettes formatted to 720KB.
Subtopics
A.1.1 Identifying Diskette Drives
A.1.2 Identifying Diskettes
A.1.3 Formatting Diskettes
A.1.4 Write-Protecting Diskettes
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