Digital Equipment AlphaServer 2000, Owner'S Manual

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Operating a Diskette Drive
Operating a Diskette Drive
Diskette Drive
Description Diskette drives read information from, or write it to, removable
diskettes. Figure 1–18 shows a diskette and the components of a
diskette drive.
!
Eject button
"
Busy light
#
Write-protect switch
$
Write-protect switch (write-protected position)
%
Write-protect switch (write-enabled position)
One diskette drive is located to the left of the removable-media
mass storage compartment.
Inserting a
Diskette Insert a diskette into a diskette drive (Figure 1–18):
1. Set the write-protect switch on the diskette
#
to either the
write-protected
$
or write-enabled
%
position.
2. Insert the diskette into the drive as shown.
Removing a
Diskette Remove a diskette by pressing the Eject button on the diskette
drive (
!
in Figure 1–18):
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