Protecting Data In Floppy Disks; Setting A Floppy Disk To The Floppy Disk Drive - Brother BAS-311E Instruction Manual

Protecting data in floppy disks

Write-protection is available for a floppy disk to prevent undesired data deletion.
A write-protected disk is read-only. It is recommended to provide write-protection for disks
which contain important data.
To do so, slide the write-protect notch to open the slot as shown below.

Setting a Floppy Disk to the Floppy Disk Drive

Insert a floppy disk straight into the slot. The label side of the disk must face the front.
Press the eject switch to remove the disk out of the drive.
Do not press the eject switch during the access lamp is lit. This may lead to data corruption.
Slide the notch in this direction to prevent data loss or overwriting.
Slide the notch in this direction to write data.
Eject switch
Access lamp
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