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new blank diskettes or diskettes that contain data you want to
erase. See Chapter 3 (or your MS-DOS reference manual) for
instructions on how to format diskettes.
Caring for your diskettes and diskette drives
Follow these basic precautions to protect your diskettes and help
you avoid losing data:
Keep your diskettes away from dust and dirt. Small
particles of dust or dirt can scratch the magnetic surface
and destroy data. Dust can also ruin the read/write head
in the disk drive.
Keep your diskettes away from magnetic fields. (Remem-
ber that diskettes store their information magnetically.)
Be careful of the many sources of magnetism in and
around your home or office, such as electrical appliances,
telephones, and loudspeakers.
Do not place diskettes on top of your monitor or near a
hard disk drive.
Keep your diskettes in a moderate environment. They
work best at normal room temperature and in normal
humidity. Don’t leave your diskettes sitting in the sun, or
in extreme cold or heat. Extreme temperatures inside a
car in the middle of summer or winter can damage a
diskette.
Never touch your diskette’s magnetic surface. Even the
oils on your fingertips can damage it. Always hold a
diskette by its protective jacket.
Store your diskettes properly. Do not store diskettes flat
or stack them on top of each other. When you are not
using them, keep your diskettes in their protective
envelopes and store them in a diskette container.
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