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2. Press the Eject button. This will push your disk partially
out of the drive.
3. Remove the disk.
Preparing a Disk for Use
Before you can use a new disk, it needs to be prepared so your
computer knows where to store information. This prepara-
tion is called formatting or initializing a disk. You will need to
format new disks, unless they are pre-formatted. (Refer to the
operating system manual for instructions on disk formatting.)
To prevent accidental erasure of the data stored on a disk,
slide the "write protect" tab until a small hole is exposed. This
sets the disk into a protected state where nothing can be
added or removed. If you want to add or remove data on a
protected disk, slide the "write protect" tab to close the small
hole (see Figure 4).
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If you eject the disk while the Floppy Disk
Drive Access indicator is on, there is a risk of
damaging the data on the disk, the disk
itself, or even the disk drive.
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