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Setting Drive Select Switches
You
must set
the
drive
select switches so you
and
your
com·
puter can
correctly
Ident
ify
each drive
by
a number. The drive
select switches
are
on
the
back panel of
the disk drive.
Each combination of switch positions corresponds to drive
numbers
1, 2, 3,
or
4.
You can assign drive
numbers
in any
order you
like but
one drive must be set as
Drive
1
and
drives
may
not have
the
same number.
The followi ng table shows
the
switch settings for each
drive
number. In this table
~
is the up position and
iii
is the down
position.
Use
a pen or small screwdriver to
move
the switches.
Drive
Switch
Setting
1
2
3
4
Taking Care of Your Diskettes
Diskettes are
coated with
a
sensitive
magnetic material
that
holds
your data
and
Is
read by the disk drive.
To
ensure
long
life
and
reliability,
you
must
handle
your
diskettes properly.
Each
diskette
is pennanently
enclosed
in a protective enve-
lope and stored In a paper sleeve.
Most diskettes have
a
small write-protect
notch
on one
edge
of
the protective enve-
lope.
By
covering
this notch
with one of
the small
adhesive
tabs
provided by
the
diskette
manufacturer,
you
can
aVOid
accidentally erasing or writing over any
data
on a
diskette.
See
Section
2
for
more
infonnation on write-protecting your
diskettes.
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