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2. If the computer remains locked up after you’ve allowed a
reasonable amount of time, follow the steps in Chapter 2
under “Resetting the Computer.”
Diskette Problems
If you have trouble with one of your diskettes, read the follow-
ing questions to see if they apply to the problem:
1. Is the diskette damaged? To find out, copy the diskette and
repeat the operation that caused the problem using the
copy you
just
made. (If you have trouble copying the
entire diskette, some of the sectors may be bad. Try to
copy one file at a time with the COPY command.) If the
operation works using the copy diskette, the original
diskette is probably damaged. Make another copy to use as
a backup.
2. Have you inserted the right type of diskette? Your Apex
uses 5 l/4-inch, double-sided, double-density, 48 TPI,
soft-sectored diskettes.
3. Is the diskette write-protected? There may be a write-
protect tab over the notch on the side of the diskette,
which means that you can’t write data to this diskette.
Before you remove the tab, check the diskette directory
to determine what files it contains. If it contains informa-
tion you do not want to change or lose, leave it write-
protected. Although you should normally write-protect all
program diskettes, some programs store temporary files on
the diskette and do not work if you write-protect the
diskette. See Chapter 2 for information about write-
protecting diskettes.
5-4 Troubleshooting