T H E S Y S T E M D R I V E S
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THE SYSTEM DRIVES
This chapter contains information about the drives that are currently
fitted in your computer, plus some of the optional drives that you
may choose to add. If a new 5.25 inch size drive is to be fitted on
site, see appendix A, ‘
The system unit’
, for further details.
Using the floppy disk drive
The floppy disk drive is usually configured in the system BIOS as
drive
A:
,
with a capacity of
1.44 Mbytes.
Floppy disks should be kept away from bright sunlight, dust,
moisture and any strong magnetic fields, e.g. do not place them on
the monitor, printer, or near a telephone. It is common to store them
in a lockable “disk-box”, away from the computer itself. Avoid
opening the metal window on the disk as this exposes the magnetic
surface to contamination which could damage the data or cause the
disk to become useless.
Inserting a floppy disk
1.
First test the eject button to ensure there are no disks in the
drive.
1.
Insert the disk with the metal window first, with the label side
uppermost into the drive. This will push open the drive door,
which will stay open, leaving the disk just visible.
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