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Caution: If the formatted disk does not have a reported capacity of
1,458,176 bytes (high-density), 726,016 bytes (double-sided), or 357,376
bytes (single-sided), the disk may be defective. If this is the case, try
formatting the disk again. If the problem persists, discard the bad disk and
use another disk.
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To return to t h e d e s k top, s e l e c t
another blank, unformatted floppy dis k .
Note : If you try to use a disk with o u t first formatting it, the comp u ter
displays an alert box. The alert box tells you that the disk drive is not
respondin g , and to p lease check the disk drive , or insert a correctly
formatted disk into the drive. Then you must select Retry (with a formatted
disk) or Cancel to tell the drive whether or not to attempt to read that disk.
W rite-P rotecting a Floppy Disk
Write-protecting a floppy disk prevents i nformation from stored on the magnetic
media.
Most floppy disks have a small write-protect tab in their pl astic casing. You
cannot write to, format, or erase a write-protected disk. It is a good idea to write
protect disks containing important i nformation so you do not i nadverten t l y erase
information from the disk, especi a l l y when copying disks with a one-drive
system. You can move the write-protect tab back to the u nprotected position at
any time.
Note : Some commercial program disks may not have write-protect tabs. These
disks are permanently write-protected and do not have tabs.
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