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Chapter 4 - How to Use Your Meridian 800
Floppy Disks
Floppy disks are used to:
• transfer information from one computer to another
• install software on your system’s hard drive
• make backup copies of your software and data
When you insert a floppy disk into the system’s floppy disk
drive, you can read the information stored on the disk and write
information to the disk.
Your Meridian 800 comes with a 3.5-inch 1.44MB internal
floppy drive. You can use either high-density (1.44MB storage
capacity) or double-sided/double-density (720KB storage
capacity) floppy disks in this drive.
You can tell the disks apart by looking at the edge of the disk
opposite the sliding metal panel.
• 1.44MB disks have a write-protected tab on one side and a sensing
hole on the other side
• 720KB disks have only a write-protect tab
To write-protect either kind of disk, slide the plastic write-
protect tab towards the edge, uncovering the hole.
As you push the disk into the drive you will hear a faint click as
the disk slides into place. To release the disk, push the button on
the upper right side of the disk opening.
