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Care of Diskettes
Issue 4.0 October 1996
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Care of Diskettes
Preserve the life of diskettes by observing the following guidelines:
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Do not place heavy objects on the diskettes.
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Store diskettes in a temperature range between 50 and 125 degrees
Fahrenheit (10 and 51 degrees Celsius).
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Keep diskettes away from magnets and magnetic fields.
Write-protection prevents inadvertent writing or deleting of data on diskettes. If a
diskette is write-protected, the diskette drive cannot write to it. To write-protect a
diskette, turn it over and slide the write-protect tab so the hole is visible.
To insert the diskette, hold it by the edge and insert it (label side up) into the disk
drive until it clicks and locks into place. The release button pops out to indicate
the diskette is inserted properly. The diskettes are protected by a hard plastic
case. The spring-plate cover of the head aperture closes automatically when you
remove the diskette from the disk drive.
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CAUTION:
DO NOT remove a diskette from the drive when the access indicator light is
on. Removing the diskette while the access indicator is on can damage the
diskette.
To remove the diskette from the disk drive, press the release button after the
access light goes out. The diskette ejects.
Care of Tape Cartridges
Preserve the life of cartridges by observing the following guidelines:
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Store tapes in their protective cases.
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Clean the read-write head as recommended for your tape drive.
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Do not touch the tape itself.
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Do not store the tape cartridge in a dusty environment.
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Do not remove the tape cartridge while the drive is moving.
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Do not leave the tape cartridge in the drive when you turn off the system.
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Do not expose the tape cartridge to magnetic fields, electrical fields, or
extreme temperatures.
You can write-protect the tape cartridge to reduce the possibility of accidentally
writing over or erasing important data. Using a small, non-magnetic, flat blade
screwdriver, turn the write-protection screw until the arrow on the screw points to
the word “SAFE” on the cartridge.