UTILITY Menu

6.Select Go Back from the sub-menu. The system returns from the Format...

current sub-menu to the previous side menu.

7.Pressing the eject button on the right side of the disk drive ejects the floppy disk.

Handling Floppy Disks. 3.5I floppy disks are easy to store and use. However, to prevent them from being damaged and to ensure the integrity of the data stored on them, you should be careful of the following:

￿Do not place disks near a strong magnetic field or near a ferromagnetic substance that may cause them to be magnetized, as this will corrupt the data stored on the disk and result in errors.

￿Do not expose disks to direct sunlight or high temperatures for long periods of time. Also, avoid storing them in places subject to extreme cold or high humidity. When bringing disks into a room from outside, do not use them immediately; let them become acclimated to the environment before use.

￿Do not touch the recording medium on the surface of the disk. Fingerprints on the surface of the disk may cause the heads to skip, resulting in errors.

￿When storing disks for long periods of time, be sure to place them in their protective cases.

￿Be sure to place labels in the proper location on the disks.

￿Do not press the eject button on the disk drive to eject the floppy disk while the indicator light is lit. This may cause the data stored on the disk to become corrupted, resulting in errors.

Protecting Disks From Accidental Erasure. There is a write protect tab on the underside of the floppy disk. To lock the disk, press this tab down toward the edge of the disk to expose the little hole underneath, as shown in Figure 3 -179. Locking the disk will prevent it from being written to or erased. To unlock the disk and enable it to be written to or erased, move the tab back toward the center of the disk so it covers the hole.

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