Using The Floppy Diskette; Setting The Write-Protect Tab On A Diskette - HP Visualize J5000 - Workstation Owner's Manual

Using the Floppy Diskette

This section describes basic information needed for using your floppy
diskettes.

Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette

You can only store or change information on a diskette when the
write-protect tab is in the write position. So, before trying to write to the
diskette, make sure that the write-protect tab is in the write position, as
shown below.
Figure 6-1 Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Floppy Diskette
To protect files on a diskette from being overwritten, set the
write-protect tab to the write-protect position.
The write-protect tab must be in the write position for formatting a new
NOTE
diskette and transferring data to a diskette.
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Push tab up to lock, or
write-protect, the disk.
Push tab down to unlock, or
write-enable, the disk.
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