Compaq 277958-001 Using the Diskette Floppy Drive, Inserting a diskette, To insert a diskette

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Using Your Computer Drives

Computers can have several types of drives that include:

■Diskette (floppy)

■Hard

■CD-ROM (compact disk - read only memory)

■CD-RW (compact disk - re-writable)

■DVD-ROM (digital versatile disk- read only memory)

■DVD-R/RW (digital versatile disk- recordable/re-writable)

The type of drive or drives your computer has depends on the model you purchased.

Using the Diskette (Floppy) Drive

The diskette drive uses a diskette or floppy disk to store files. You can copy information to the diskette from places like your hard drive or Internet. A diskette can only store a limited amount of information, so if your file is very large it may not fit on the diskette.

Remember, once you copy information onto the diskette, it remains there until you delete or overwrite it.

Inserting a diskette

You must insert the diskette into the diskette drive before attempting to copy information to it.

To insert a diskette

1.Hold the diskette with the label facing up and arrow pointing toward the drive

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