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CHAPTER
Using Storage Devices
Your system accommodates one internally mounted diskette drive and up to two
internal CD-ROM or tape drives. This chapter contains basic information about how
to use these devices.
Tasks covered in this chapter include:
4 "How to Prevent Overwriting of a Diskette" on page 214
4 "How to Allow Writing to a Diskette" on page 215
4 "How to Insert a Diskette Into Its Drive" on page 216
4 "How to Remove a Diskette From Its Drive" on page 217
4 "How to Use fdformat to Format a New Diskette" on page 217
4 "How to Use fdformat to Reformat a Used Diskette" on page 218
4 "How to Copy Files To and From a Diskette" on page 220
4 "How to Insert a Compact Disc Into the Drive" on page 220
4 "How to Eject a Compact Disc With Software Commands" on page 222
4 "How to Eject a Compact Disc Manually" on page 223
4 "How to Eject a Compact Disc in an Emergency" on page 224
4 "How to Remove a Tape Cartridge" on page 228
4 "How to Control the Tape Drive" on page 229
4 "How to Clean the Tape Drive " on page 229
Other information covered in this chapter includes:
4 "About the Tape Drive and Tape Cartridges" on page 225
4 "What If Your CD Drive Can't Read a CD?" on page 230
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