U s i n g y o u r c o m p u t e r
LS/VS 550 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3/1
3
USING YOUR COMPUTER
This chapter provides useful information on the correct operation of
the drives which may be fitted to your computer. It also provides
useful advice on caring for, and transporting your computer.
Warning
Read the power guidelines which can be found in the Safety &
Regulatory section of this manual before using the computer for the first
time.
Using the 3.5" diskette drive
The floppy disk drive is usually configured in the system BIOS as
drive
A:
with a capacity of 1.44 Mbytes.
The 3.5" diskette drive fitted to your computer can read and write
both 720 Kbytes disks (if marked DD or double density) and
1.44 Mbytes disks (if marked HD or high density). The HD
disks can hold twice the capacity of DD disks.
Each diskette has a rigid plastic cover with a metal shutter that
guards the disk surface. The drive automatically moves the shutter
aside to read the diskette.
Caution
Never touch the exposed surface under the shutter; you could deform the
disk or leave a fingerprint that might make it difficult to read.
The immediate physical differences between the HD and DD
floppy disks are shown in the diagram below:
