Cl In a drive that has a storage capacity of 360KB, use
5‘/q-inch, double-sided, double-density, 48 TPI diskettes. You cannot use 1.2MB diskettes in this drive.
See “Types of Diskette Drives” in Chapter 3 for more information.
4.If your diskette is the right type for your drive, check to see if the diskette is write-protected. On a 3 ‘/I-inch diskette, the write-protect switch may be set to the write-protect position or there may be no switch. On a 5 ‘/.+-inch diskette, there may be a write-protect tab over the notch on the side of the diskette or there may be no notch at all. You cannot store or revise data on a write-protected diskette. See Chapter 3 for information on write-protecting diskettes.
Some application programs do not function properly if the diskette is write-protected. Check the program manual.
5.If MS-DOS displays errors when you try to access data, your diskette may be defective. MS-DOS error messages that may indicate a defective diskette include:
Cl Disk Drive Error: Abort, Ignore, Retry? Cl Disk error reading drive d:
U Disk error writing drive d:
If you see one of these messages, make sure the diskette is properly inserted in the diskette drive. If you use a 5 l/4-inch diskette, make sure the diskette drive latch is closed. Try the operation again. If the problem persists, try removing the diskette and reinserting it. This may solve the problem if the diskette was not seated properly in the drive.
Is the diskette formatted? A new diskette must be formatted before you can store data on it. See Chapter 4 for instructions on formatting diskettes.