Compaq 5BW474 manual Diskette, Hard Drive, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Drives, The Diskette Drive

Diskette, Hard

Drive, CD-ROM,

and DVD-ROM

Drives

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

➜Diskette drive

➜Hard drive

➜CD-ROM drive

➜CD-RW drive

➜DVD-ROM drive

Each drive has different size capacities for storing information.

The Diskette Drive

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

1.Hold a diskette with the label facing to the right if you have chosen the upright configuration. Hold a diskette upward if you have chosen the desktop configuration. Ensure the diskette is pointing toward

the drive as shown in the illustration, then gently push the diskette into the drive.

2.To remove a diskette, press the Eject button 2

on the diskette drive.

▲Caution: Wait until the diskette-drive activity is complete (the activity light 1stops glowing) before removing a diskette. Removing a diskette when the drive is reading from or writing to the diskette can damage the diskette or the information stored on it.

Note: Remove the diskette from the drive before shutting down Microsoft Windows.

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