RANA Systems Elite Controller, User Manual

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ELITE SERIES USER MANUAL MAINTENANCE
dealer is authorized as a Rana service center.
It’ your dealer is not an authorized Rana
service center, then give Rana a call directly
for information on the regional service depot
nearest you. Correct maintenance insures greater
data reliability and a longer drive life span.
8 . 1 . H a n d l i n g
The Elite Series drives, unlike the Apple
computer, are mechanical devices with motors and
moving parts. They are perhaps even more
delicate than the computer and must be treated
gently.
Avoid rough handling such as dropping the drives
or letting things drop onto them.
Disk drives in general should not be positioned
beside or on a television set, since some
television sets emit strong magnetic fields
which can damage the magnetic properties of disk
drives. A general rule is to position a disk
drive at least two feet away from any television
set.
8 . 2 . D i s k e t t e C a r e a n d H a n d l i n g
To get the best performance from your diskettes
and to protect the information you need, the
following rules are suggested by the diskette
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