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SECTION 1
CAUTION
INJURY
When inserting or ejecting a floppy disk, take care not to catch your finger in the floppy
disk slot to avoid injury.
9. Floppy Disk
Caution in Using a Floppy Disk
Improper handling of a floppy disk could make it impossible to read or write data on it. To
avoid this, take the following precautions when using floppy disks.
Be careful not spill coffee or any other liquid over a floppy disk.
• Don’t place floppy disks in a humid place or in a place exposed to direct sunlight.
• Don’t bend a floppy disk or put any heavy object on top of it.
• Never touch the magnetically coated disk behind the shutter.
• Don’t put a magnet or any magnetized object close to a floppy disk.
• Don’t stick more than one label to a floppy disk. Sticking two or more labels could prevent the
floppy disk from being ejected.
Floppy Disks that can be Used with your Computer
The floppy disk drive of your computer supports floppy disks of the following three formats.
2HD
Floppy disks with a storage capacity of 1.44
2DD
Floppy disks with a storage capacity of 720KB, half of the capacity of a 2HD floppy disk
(1.44 MB)
2HD and 2DD floppy disks are different in appearance, as shown below.
Presence/absence of an HD mark
Presence/absence of a hole
Bears an HD mark
Bears no HD mark
Has a hole
Has no hole
