Operating Basics

Disk care

This section provides tips on protecting data stored on your DVD/CDs and diskettes.

DVD/CD care

Handle your DVD/CDs with care. The following simple precautions will increase the lifetime of your DVD/CDs and protect the data stored on them:

1.Store your DVD/CDs in the container they came in to protect them and keep them clean.

2.Do not bend the DVD/CD.

3.Do not write on, apply a sticker to, or otherwise mar the surface of the DVD/CD that contains data.

4.Hold the DVD/CD by its outside edge or the edge on the centre hole. Fingerprints on the surface may prevent the drive from properly reading data.

5.Do not expose to direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold. Do not place heavy objects on your DVD/CDs.

6.If your DVD/CDs become dusty or dirty, wipe them with a clean dry cloth. Wipe from the centre out, do not wipe in a circular direction around the DVD/ CDs. If necessary, use a cloth dampened in water or a neutral cleaner. Do not use benzene, thinner or similar cleaner.

Diskette care

Handle your diskettes with care. The following simple precautions will increase the lifetime of your diskettes and protect the data you store on them:

1.Store your diskettes in the container they came in to protect them and keep them clean. If a diskette is dirty, do not use cleaning fluid. Clean it with a soft damp cloth.

2.Do not slide back the diskette’s protective metal covering or touch the diskette’s magnetic surface. Fingerprints may prevent the diskette drive from reading data from the diskette.

3.Data may be lost if the diskette is twisted; bent; or exposed to direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold.

4.Do not place heavy objects on your diskettes.

5.Do not eat, smoke, or use erasers near your diskettes. Foreign particles inside the diskette’s jacket can damage the magnetic surface.

6.Magnetic energy can destroy the data on your diskettes. Keep your diskettes away from speakers, radios, television sets and other sources of magnetic fields.

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