Slide the diskette into the drive until it clicks into place.

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

WARNING

Never remove a diskette or turn off the computer while the drive indicator light is on. You could lose data. Also be sure to remove all diskettes before you turn off the computer.

Making backup copies

Make copies of all your data and system diskettes. Copy all diskettes that contain programs, as you did the master system diskettes that come with the Equity LT, and use only the copies. Store your original system diskettes in a safe place away from your working diskettes. Copy your data diskettes regularly (preferably every day) to keep them up-to-date, and store them away from your originals.

Chapter 1 describes how to make a backup copy of your MS-DOS and reference diskettes. For general instructions on copying diskettes, see Chapter 4.

If you have a hard disk, keep backup copies of all your program files on diskettes and regularly copy important data files to diskettes as well. You can use the MS-DOS BACKUP command to copy all or part of the files on the hard disk. For more information, see your MS-DOS manual.

Write-protecting diskettes

You can write-protect a diskette to prevent its data from being altered. When a diskette is write-protected, you can 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 stored on a write-protected diskette, an error message displays.

Using the Equity LT

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