Using Disk Drives
Hard Disk
The TM5000 Series notebook comes with a
524-million byte (500 MB) or 810-million
byte (772 MB) replaceable 2.5 inch hard
drive. The hard disk is formatted and
loaded with software during manufacture.
Do not
format the hard disk.
Floppy
Drive
The floppy drive can read from and write to
formatted 3.5-inch, double-sided,
high-density (2HD), 1.44 MB floppies and to
lower capacity, 720 KB, double-density
(2DD) floppies.
The floppy drive does
not
function at low
speed with the OS/2
or Xenix
operating
systems.
Hard Disk Guidelines
If you format the hard disk, all data on the hard
disk will be erased.
Do not move the computer when the
HDD
indicator is on. Press
Suspend
to spin the hard
drive down and put the computer into a sleep
mode before moving the computer.
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Caution: If the hard disk is damaged, you can
lose data. To reduce the impact of data loss,
back up the data to floppies frequently.
Floppy Drive Guidelines
Failure to observe the following precautions can
damage both the floppy drive and the data on the
floppy:
Using Disk Drives
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Summary of Contents for TM5000 Series
Page 1: ...User s Guide TM5000 Series Notebook Computers 9805807 0001 August 1995 ...
Page 21: ...Push Doors to Close Closing rear port covers Rear Port Covers 1 12 ...
Page 29: ...Left Battery Eject Button Right Battery Eject Button Battery eject Eject Buttons 2 5 ...
Page 48: ...Internal Speakers and Microphone Microphone Latch 2 24 ...
