Owner`s manual

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Diskettes should be at about the same temperature as your computer or spurious
device errors could result. So, if the place you store the media has a very different
temperature than the area where your computer lives, place the diskette near the
computer and give it a few minutes to adjust to the new temperature before use.
CARE OF STREAMING TAPE AND DAT CARTRIDGES
A cartridge tape can store data from an entire disk, so it is worth taking care of properly. In
addition to the tips for diskettes, above, remember the following:
Store cartridges with the write protect in the SAFE position.
Keep magnets away from your tapes. Even weak magnets such as those in paper
clip holders can erase data on a cartridge tape.
Don’t expose tapes to very high or low humidity (more than 80% or less than 20%).
Cartridge tapes should be acclimated to computer-room temperature and humidity
conditions before use. If the tape has been stored away from the computer, it
should be returned to the computer environment at least eight hours before use.
(If it has been in a different environment for less than eight hours, it should be kept
in the computer location for at least as many hours as it was away from it).
DISKETTE DRIVE
The diskette drive requires periodic cleaning of its read/write heads. A regular cleaning
schedule can prevent problems, such as data loss, which can result from dirty heads. If
you do start noticing data loss with either of these two devices, cleaning the heads will
probably take care of it.
You can clean diskette drives using a special head-cleaning kit available from vendors
of computer supplies.
1/4" STREAMING TAPE DRIVE CLEANING
It is very important to clean the read/write head of your tape drive periodically. If you use
your cartridge tape drive to do one or more backups per day, you should clean the head
at least once a week. For more frequent use, keep in mind:
When you use new tapes exclusively or often, clean the head after every two
hours of tape drive running time.
If you reuse tapes most of the time, clean the head after every eight hours of
running time.
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 03