G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
APRICOT LS/VE340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 2/9
Removing a diskette
Before attempting to remove a diskette, make sure that the drive is
not currently in use (the diskette activity indicator on the
computer’s front bezel must be unlit).
Press the
EJECT
button on the drive. The drive mechanism
disengages and the diskette is ejected half-way out of the drive.
If a diskette becomes stuck in the drive, perhaps because its label has
peeled back, do
not
attempt to remove it with tweezers or any
similar implement; you risk damaging the drive. Call an authorised
maintainer.
Write-protecting a diskette
A diskette can be write-protected by sliding a small tab towards the
edge of the diskette to expose the little hole beneath it (see
illustration). With the tab in this position, you can read, copy or
print files from the diskette, but you cannot create, rename or delete
any files.
The BIOS Setup utility can completely disable the diskette drive.
