Caring for Diskettes
You’ll want to take proper care of your diskettes so that you don’t lose important information. Follow these tips:
•Keep magnetic material away from your diskettes. Magnets can scramble the data on the diskette.
•Do not remove a diskette while the indicator light is on.
•Store diskettes at room temperature.
Formatting Diskettes
Before you can use a diskette, it must be formatted, or initialized. Most diskettes come preformatted — check the box or diskette label to see if the diskettes are already formatted. If they are not formatted, you will need to format them yourself.
To format a diskette:
1Insert the diskette in the drive.
2Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
3Click (don’t double-click) the 3-1/2 floppy (A:) icon.
4Click File on the menu bar and choose Format.
5Choose OK.
Warning: Formatting erases all data on a diskette.
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