ELITE SERIES USER MANUAL

OPERATION

protected regardless of the PROTECT switch.

Located next to the PROTECT switch is a small LED which, when on, indicates that the diskette is currently write-protected. This LED reflects write-protecting due to the switch or a tab on the diskette. An Elite drive will only permit writing on a diskette when this LED is off.

Due to the fact that the Elite Series drives were designed to operate identically to the Disk

IIdrives in every way, the PROTECT LED will flicker whenever the Elite drive is seeking its read/write head from track to track and the drive is not in a write—protected state. This flickering is completely normal, and accurately reflects the write-protect status on both the Elite One and Disk II during head movement.

2 . 2 . Recommended Diskettes

There are any number of diskette manufacturers on the market, each offering the “perfectly engineered” diskette. We do not intend to dispute any individual claim to this title.

However, in the jungle of literature there are certain features which should be sought out. With the vast amount of technical data involved, it is not easy to locate the vital information.

There are a number of industry-standard tests which manufacturers will refer to with pride (assuming their product passes the tests) and these are useful pointers.

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