Drives - Siemens SIMATIC PG 720 PII Manual

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Getting to Know the PG 720
3.5

Drives

Drive Types
The PG 720 is equipped with the following drives as standard:
Table 3-7
Floppy (diskette) drive
Hard disk drive
Floppy Disk Drive
Using the floppy disk drive, you can save programs and data on
diskettes and load them on the PG 720.
Types of Diskette
You can use the following diskettes:
Table 3-8
3.5 inch
1.44 Mbytes (135 TPI)
80 tracks per side
Handling Diskettes
You insert diskettes into the drive as shown below:
When a floppy disk in the FDD is accessed, this status is indicated by
the access LED on the drive and the access LED for external storage
media on the front of the device.
Caution
!
Risk of data loss!
You must not remove the diskette as long as the access LED is lit.
Otherwise, you may lose the data on the diskette.
Do not remove the diskette until the access LED on the drive or on the
front panel of the PG 720 has gone out.
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Standard Drives
Type of Drive
3.5 inch
2.5 inch
Types of Diskette
Double-Sided High-Density
Diskette
Ejector
Format
Capacity
1.44 Mbytes
See Product Information
leaflet
Double-Sided Double-Density
Diskette
3.5 inch
720 Kbytes
80 tracks per side
Access LED
PG 720 PII Programming Device
C79000-G7076-C756-02

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