Inserting and Removing Diskettes

If you have a 5 +-inch diskette drive, insert a diskette as follows: hold the diskette with the label facing up and the read/write slot leading into the drive, as shown below.

Slide the diskette into the slot until it is in all the way. Then turn the latch down to lock it in a vertical position. This keeps the diskette in place and enables the read/write heads in the diskette drive to access the diskette.

To remove the diskette, flip up the latch to pop out the diskette. Carefully pull out the diskette, place it in its protective envelope, and store it in a proper location, such as a diskette container.

If you have a 3 ‘/z-inch diskette drive, insert the diskette with the label facing up and the metal shutter leading into the drive, as shown in the following illustration. Slide the diskette into the drive until it clicks into place.

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