Handling - Bering 3000 Series User Manual

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fLOPPY DISKETTE USE
B.I.I Handling
To ensure error-free operation,
recommended for handling of diskettes:
the following steps are
1. Use only Bering Industries or Hewlett Packard approved
diskettes.
2. Return the diskette to its storage envelope and store
it
in the
box whenever it is removed from the disk drive. (Does
not apply to
3.5
11
diskette)
3. Replace storage envelopes when they become worn, cracked and
distorted. (Does not apply to
3.5/1
diskette)
4. Do not touch or attempt to clean the recording surfaces.
5.
Do
not bend or fold the diskette.
6. When writing on the plastic jacket of the diskette, use a
felt-tip pen and on the label part only.
7. Do not expose the diskette to
humidity.
extremes of temperature or
8. Keep the diskette away from magnetic fields and ferromagnetic
materials.
9. Remove the diskette completely from the drive when access is not
needed for an extended period of time.
10. Replace diskette periodically. Copy data to a new diskette and
discard the old one every three months for heavily used diskette
or at least once a year, even for lightly used diskette. If you
see visible signs of abrasion on the diskette, do an immediate
backup and discard the worn diskette.
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OXIDE RESIDUES fROM DEFECTIVE DISKETTES MAY CONTAMINATE AND
SERIOUSLY DAMAGE THE READ/WRITE HEADS Of YOUR DRIVES.
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