IBM 6643, User Manual

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User Guide
Accessing the diskette drive and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
The diskette drive and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive are located in a drop-down
device bay. To lower the device bay for access to the diskette and CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drives, press the device bay release button
Þ
1
Ý
. To close the device
bay, push upward on the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive until it latches in the
closed position.
Using diskettes
You can use 3.5-inch diskettes in the diskette drive of your computer. Data is
stored on the magnetic surface of the diskette. This surface is protected by a
plastic cover.
Handling and storing diskettes
Inside the protective diskette case is a flexible disk with a magnetic-sensitive
coating. This disk can be damaged by heat, dust, a magnetic field, or even a
fingerprint. Use the following guidelines when handling and storing diskettes:
• If the cover is damaged, do not use the diskette. A damaged diskette might
damage the diskette drive.
• A protective slide on the top of a 3.5-inch diskette covers part of the magnetic
surface. The diskette drive moves this slide to read data from or write data to