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3.5 Care and Handling of Flexible Disks
As mentioned earlier, the nature of flexible disks requires that they be
handled with a certain amount of care. Please read carefully and observe
the below-listed precautions to get the maximum use and service life from
your flexible disks
1 Never touch the magnetic recording
surface of the disks The oil from
fingerprints on a disk can cause data
errors
Never clean the disks with alcohol
freon or other solvents The data on the
disks can be lost if the disk is exposed
to the fumes of volatile substances
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Store and use your disks away from
magnets and magnetic fields such or
those created by a TV Never hold your
disks together with a magnetic paper-
weight Exposure to a magnetic field
can cause the magnetically recorded
data on the disk to be lost
Although flexible disks are flexible and
can be easily bent they should never
be bent in half or folded Doing so will
render them useless
6 Never use paper clips to hold your
flexible disks together This will also
distort their shape and be a source of
errors
Be careful when writing on the iden-
tification labels of the disks Do not use
a ball point pen or pencil to write on the
labels after they have been affixed to
the disk A felt tip pen can be used in
such a case and will not damage the
disk provided that you do not press too
hard when writing
Do not use an eraser to erase the
identification
labels
This
creates
gummy residue that can damage the
disks
9 Place the identification label correctly
in the upper right-hand corner of the
disk Do not affix new labels on top of
old ones The clearances in the disk
drive are minimal and this can be a
source of error
10 Set the disks in the drive slowly and
carefully Forcing the disks or handling
them roughly can ruin them for use
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