Using Diskettes - Gateway Solo 9550 User Manual

Chapter 6: Using Multimedia

Using diskettes

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
- OR -
To access a file on the diskette in Windows Me, Windows 2000, or
Windows 98, double-click the
file.
3
To remove the diskette, make sure the drive activity indicator is off (see
"Status indicators" on page 23), then press the diskette eject button.
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Do not expose diskettes to water or magnetic fields.
Exposure could damage the data on the diskette.
The diskette drive is a module that is used in the 3.5-inch
module bay. If the bay contains a module other than the
diskette drive, you will need to swap modules. For more
information about swapping modules, see "Changing
3.5-inch bay modules" on page 150.
, then the drive letter, then double-click the file.
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Diskette slot
icon, the drive letter, then the
My Computer
Diskette eject
button
, then select
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