If you use an external 5 1/4-inch diskette drive, be especially careful with your 5 1/4-inch diskettes. Because they are more flexible, and because they do not have a metal shutter protecting their magnetic surfaces, they are more easily damaged than 3 1/2-inch diskettes. Always keep 5 1/4-inch diskettes in their protective envelopes when you are not using them.

Inserting and Removing Diskettes

To insert a diskette into the drive, hold it with the label facing up and the arrow on the left side pointing into the computer:

Slide the diskette into the drive until you feel it click into place.

To remove a diskette, press the release button on the diskette drive. When the diskette pops out of the drive, pull it out and store it properly in a diskette container.

4-14 Using the Equity LT-286