Epson Apex, User Manual

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Do not place anything on top of your diskettes, and do
not bend them. A diskette does not rotate properly in the
drive if it has been damaged.
Never wipe, brush, or try to clean diskettes in any way.
Carefully label diskettes. Attach the label firmly but
gently, and only along the top of the diskette (next to
the manufacturer’s label). Do not stick several labels on
top of one another; too many labels can prevent the
diskette from spinning freely in the disk drive.
It is best to write on the label before you attach it to a
diskette. If you must write on a label that is already on a
diskette, use only a soft-tip pen, not a ballpoint pen or a
pencil.
Do not remove a diskette from the disk drive or turn off
the computer while the drive light is on. The light you
see indicates that the computer is copying data to or from
a diskette. If you interrupt this process, you can destroy
data.
Remove all diskettes from the disk drives before you turn
off the computer.
Inserting and removing diskettes
When you insert a diskette into a disk drive, hold it with the
label up and the write-protect notch to the left (so that the
read/write slot is away from you). Then gently slide the diskette
into the disk drive.
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