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Disk drives
Your Aspire EL computer comes with the following disk drives:
Hard disk
Your computer is preinstalled with a high-capacity Enhanced-IDE
(E-IDE) hard disk.
3.5-inch floppy drive
Your computer's 3.5-inch floppy drive supports 720-KB, 1.44-MB and
2.88-MB capacity diskettes.
Floppy 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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Avoid removing a diskette from the floppy drive when the drive
activity indicator is on.
•
Write-protect your diskettes to prevent accidental erasure. To do
this, slide the write-protect tab to the write-protect position (1).
2 Getting to know your Aspire EL
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