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Floppy disks Connecting external devices
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To remove a diskette:
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Make sure that the diskette drive indicator is off.
Ê
Press the eject button and slide the diskette out of the drive.
Diskettes are also sensitive to electromagnetic emissions. You should avoid passing them through
x-ray machines and metal detectors in flight terminals, and have them hand-checked if possible.
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1
5
6
4
1 = Insertion direction
2 = Label area
3 = Write-protect slider 4 = Hole for recognition of 1.44 Mbytes disk
5 = Floppy disk is write-protected
6 = Floppy disk is not write-protected
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To insert a floppy disk, push it into the drive in the insertion direction until it engages. The label
should be facing upward.
The write-protect slider enables you to protect the data on the floppy disk from inadvertent
overwriting or deletion.
Ê To protect the data on the floppy disk from being overwritten, push the write-protect slider to
position (5). The hole is now visible.
To remove write protection, push the slider to position (6). The hole is now covered.