Specifications

Write
protecling
o disk
Most
5.25-inch
disks
have a rectangular
write-enable
notch.
(See
Figure 11.) This notch
allows
information
to be stored
on
a disk
during
a write
operation.
$7hen
you
don't
want the contents
of
your
disks changed by
mistake,
you
can
cover the
write-enable
notch with
one of the write-protect
tabs that came
with
your
disks.
(See
Figure
12.)
Figure l2
Write
protecting
o
disk
\t/ith the
notch
covered,
the computer
cannot
write any
informa[ion
onto the disk
surface or change
information that
is
already there.
If,
at a
laler time,
you
want to store
information on
the disk,
you'll
need to
remove
the
write-protect
tab
first.
Worning A write-protect tob will not
protect
o disk
from occidentol
loss
of
doto due to coreless hondling.
Before
inserting
a write-protected
disk
into
the
disk drive,
make sure
ttre tab
is
securely attached
to the disk.
Tabs that are
not
securely
attached can come off
inside the drive.
Write
protecling
o disk
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