Write-Protecting 3.5-Inch Diskettes

Using the 3.5–Inch Diskette Drive

The system unit has a 1.44MB diskette drive installed.

The 1.44MB diskette drive can format, read, and write diskettes compatib 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 diskettes is necessary so that important information is not

accidentally lost. When diskettes are	write-protected,	you can read inform
the diskettes, but you cannot write	information on to	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 label

Ÿ To prevent writing onto a diskette, slide the write-protect tab to ope slot.

Ÿ To allow writing onto a diskette, slide the write-protect tab to cover slot.

2-167043 43P Series User's Guide