Floppy Diskettes - Toshiba Satellite A500 series User Manual

7. If your CD's, DVD's or BD's become dusty or dirty, wipe them with a

Floppy diskettes

The USB floppy diskette drive is available only as an option.
1. Store your floppy diskettes in the container they came in to protect them
2. Never open the shutter or touch the magnetic surface of your floppy
3. Always handle floppy diskettes with care to prevent the loss of stored
4. Always apply the floppy diskette label in the correct location and never
5. Never use a pencil for writing on a floppy diskette label as the dust from
6. Never put a floppy diskette in a location where water or other liquid may
7. Never use a wet or damp floppy diskette - this could damage the floppy
8. Data may be lost if the floppy diskette is twisted, bent, or exposed to
9. Do not place heavy objects on your floppy diskettes.
10. Do not eat, smoke, or use items such as erasers near your floppy
11. Magnetic energy can destroy the data on your floppy diskettes. In view
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clean dry cloth from the center hole outwards - do not wipe in a circular
direction. If necessary, you can use a cloth that has been lightly
dampened in water or a neutral cleaner but you must not use benzine,
thinner or any similar cleaning solution.
and keep them clean. If a floppy diskette becomes dirty, clean it with a
soft, lightly dampened cloth - do not use cleaning fluid.
diskette - doing this could permanently damage it and lose data.
data.
apply a new label on top of an existing one - in this instance the label
could come loose and damage the floppy diskette drive.
the pencil lead could cause a system malfunction if it found its way onto
the computer's components. In this instance, always use a felt-tipped
pen and write the label first before applying it to the floppy diskette.
make contact with it, or where it is excessively damp - either of these
conditions could cause data loss.
diskette drive or other devices within the computer.
direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold.
diskettes as foreign particles inside the jacket of the floppy diskette can
damage the magnetic surface.
of this you should keep your floppy diskettes away from speakers,
radios, televisions and other sources of magnetic fields.
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