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Disk drives
Your computer comes with the following disk drives:
Diskette drive (optional)
Your computer's 3.5-inch diskette drive accepts 720-KB and 1.44-MB capacity diskettes.
The diskettes are compact, lightweight, and easy to carry around. Here are some tips on how to take care of your
diskettes:
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Always make backup copies of the diskettes that contain important data or program files.
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Keep diskettes away from magnetic fields and sources of heat.
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To prevent data loss or damaging your files, never remove a diskette from the drive when the diskette drive
activity light is still on.
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Write-protect your diskettes to prevent accidental erasure. To do this, slide the write-protect tab to the write-
protect position.
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When you put a label on a 3.5-inch diskette, make sure that the label is properly attached (flat on the surface)
and within the labeling area (area with a slight surface depression) on the diskette. An improperly attached
label may cause a diskette to get stuck in a drive when you are inserting or removing it.
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive (optional)
Your computer may come with a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or a CD-RW drive. This drive is located on the front
panel of your computer. The CD-ROM drive allows you to play different types of compact discs (CDs). The DVD-
ROM drive allows you to play not only old CD-ROMs, CD-I discs, and video CDs, but new digital video discs
(DVDs) as well. DVD or DVD-ROM is a type of disc media that holds a minimum of 4.7-GB (gigabytes), enough
for a full-length movie. It may eventually replace CD-ROMs, as well as VHS video cassettes and laser discs. The
CD-RW drive allows you to record or burn CD-RW (recordable and rewritable) discs.
CDs and DVDs, like diskettes, are also compact, lightweight, and easy to carry around. However, they are more
delicate than diskettes and must be handled with extra care.
1-Write-protected
2-Not Write-protected
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