Owner`s manual
Page 3-9Getting Started
AUTO SHUTTER
MICRO FLOPPY DISK
3-1/2"
HIGH
DENSITY
SLIDING TAB
WRITE PROTECT
LOCK IS LOCATED
ON REVERSE SIDE.
MAC195
31/2" Diskette
If you are using 51/4" diskettes, look at the first figure above and notice the oval cutout
in the plastic jacket. If you are using using 31/2" diskettes, look at the figure above and
notice the sliding metal door in the hard plastic case surrounding the diskette. The
cutout or door is the window through which the disk drive reads the data on the more
fragile diskette as the inner disk rotates within the jacket or case.
If you are using 51/4" diskettes, note the small notch in the side of the diskette
jacket—this is the write protect notch. When this notch is covered with a small,
self-adhesive tab, the drive cannot write on that diskette.
If you are using 31/2" diskettes, note the small, sliding tab that opens or closes a small
square hole in the diskette case—this is the disk lock. By sliding the tab so it uncovers
the hole, you write protect the disk so it can be read but not changed. By sliding the tab
so it covers the hole, you allow the disk to be written on.
Remember to write protect any disks that contain valuable data— such as a bootable
diskette—so they are guarded against accidental erasure. If you want the disk drive to
write on a diskette, make sure the diskette is not write protected.
Always remember to label your diskettes by placing a self-adhesive label on them. We
recommend you write on the label first, before you place it on the diskette. If you have to
write on the label while it’s on the diskette, use light pressure and a soft pointed writing
instrument like a felt tip pen—otherwise you run the risk of damaging the diskette. (Of
course, this caution doesn’t really apply to 31/2" diskettes, which are contained in a
much sturdier plastic case than 51/4" diskettes.)
When using diskettes, be sure to follow these precautions:
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 03