Compaq 250029-001 manual Disk Drive, Hard Drive, CD-ROM, Dvd-Rom, Drives, Using the Disk Drive

Disk Drive, Hard

Drive, CD-ROM,

CD-RW,

DVD-ROM, and

DVD-R/RW

Drives

Your computer may have one or more drives depending on the model you purchased:

➜Disk drive

➜Hard drive

➜CD-ROM drive

➜CD-RW drive

➜DVD-ROM drive

➜DVD-R/RW drive

Each drive has a different capacity for storing information.

The disk drive uses a floppy disk to store files. Once information is copied onto a floppy disk, it remains there until you delete or overwrite it.

The other drives are discussed on the following pages.

Using the Disk Drive

1.Hold a floppy disk with the label facing up and the arrow on the disk pointing toward the drive; then gently push the disk into the drive.

2.To remove a floppy disk, press the Eject button 1 on the disk drive.

m Caution: Wait until the disk drive activity is complete (the activity light 2 stops glowing) before removing a floppy disk. Removing a disk when the drive is reading from or writing to the disk can damage the disk or the information stored on it.

Note: Remove the floppy disk from the drive prior to shutting down Microsoft Windows.

Using the Hard Drive

The hard drive stores system files, software, and data files inside your computer. When you install software, download files from the Internet, receive e-mail and attachments, or create new files, the computer saves them on your hard drive. The available storage space is gradually filled. To regain storage space, you can delete files or programs loaded on your computer, or save them on external media such as floppy disks, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, or DVD-RW discs.

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