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Appendixes
Appendixes
To protect floppy disk data
Floppy disks have a write inhibit tab to prevent
inadvertent erasure of valuable data. You can slide the
tab up and down to enable or inhibit recording of data
on the floppy disk.
Backing up floppy disk data
When handled properly, floppy disks will not lose their
data. Nevertheless, it is wise to make backup copies of
disks containing valuable data.
Write enabled
Write inhibited
The disk is write inhibited when
you slide the tab so that the hole
becomes visible. When the tab is
in this position, data cannot be
written to the floppy disk. Set the
tab to this position in times such
as the following.
• When data needs to be read
from but not written to the
floppy disk
• When copying the contents of
the floppy disk to another
floppy disk
Tab
Hole
Tab
When the tab is in this position,
data can be written to the floppy
disk. Set the tab to this position
to perform operations such as
the following.
• Formatting the floppy disk
• Copying the contents of
another floppy disk
Precautions
