Siemens 620 appendix Handling Disks with the LS 240 Drive, Tools under Step

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Handling Disks with the LS 240 Drive

Depending on the fitting position, the disks are inserted into the disk drive as illustrated below:

Access hole for emergency ejection (only LS240)

Ejector

Access LED Ejector

Access LED

Figure 2-5 Handling Disks

!	Caution
	Risk of loss of data!

When the green access LED of the LS 240 drive is lit, the ejector may not be actuated.

LS 240 drives are very sensitive to shocks of a non-permissible level. Shocks during operation can lead to damage to the drive or the data carrier. You can find the permissible values in the technical data in Section B.

Information on the LS240 Disk Drive

Restrictions

P-Tools under STEP 5

Data cannot be edited in PCP/M format on the LS240 drive using P Tools under STEP 5.

Notice

When you use the P Tools (for editing PCP/M files) supplied with STEP 5, remember that these are not fully supported by the Windows 98 and Windows 2000 operating systems nor by LS240 diskette drives. If you use the

P Tools, we recommend that you use MS-DOS, Windows 3.x or Windows 95 and standard 1.44 Mbyte floppies.

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