IBM RS/6000 manual Using the 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive Diskette Compatibility

Using the 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive

Diskette Compatibility

The system unit has a 1.44MB diskette drive installed vertically in

The 1.44MB diskette drive can format,			read,	and write diskettes c
following	diskette	drives:
Ÿ 1.0MB	diskettes	with 720KB formatted	data	capacity

Ÿ2.0MB diskettes with 1.44MB formatted data capacity (HD) Format the diskette according to its specified capacity.

Write-Protecting 3.5-Inch Diskettes

Write-protecting diskettes is necessary so that important information dentally lost.

When	diskettes are write-protected, you can read information from
you	cannot write information onto them.

There is a write-protect tab on the 3.5-inch diskette.

To locate the write-protect tab, turn the diskette over with the

ŸTo prevent writing onto a diskette, slide the write-protect tab slot.

(Slot Open)

Write-Protect Tab

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