Epson 10020, 100 write-protected, Write-protectingDiskettes, 5 1/4-inchdiskettes when you buy them, to remove all diskettes before you turn off the computer

To remove a 3 1/2-inch diskette, press the release button to release it. When the edge pops out of the drive, pull out the diskette and store it properly.

WARNING

Never remove a diskette or num off the computer while thedrive indicator light is on. You could lose data. Also, be sureto remove all diskettes before you turn off the computer.Write-protecting Diskettes

You can write-protect a diskette to prevent its data from being altered. When a diskette is write-protected, you can read it and copy data from it, but you cannot store new data on the diskette or delete any files it contains. If you try to change data on a write-protecteddiskette, MS-DOS displays an error message.

To write-protect a 5 1/4-inch diskette, cover the small, rectangular notch (shown below) with an adhesive write- protect tab. Write-protect tabs usually come with new

5 1/4-inch diskettes when you buy them.To remove the write protection, peel off the write-protect tab.

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