HP b1000 manual Using the Floppy Diskette, Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette

Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive

Operating the Floppy Drive

Using the Floppy Diskette

This section describes basic information needed to use your floppy diskettes.

Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette

You can only store or change information on a diskette when the write-protect tab is in the write position. So, before trying to write to the diskette, make sure that the write-protect tab is in the write position, as shown in Figure 3-2.

Figure 3-2 Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Floppy Diskette

Write-Protect Tab

Slide tab up for write-protect

Slide tab down to write

	To	protect files on a diskette from being	overwritten, set	the
	write-protect tab to the write-protect position.
NOTE	The	write-protect tab should always be in	the write position	for
	formatting a new diskette and transferring data to a diskette.

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