User's Manual

Caring for Your Diskettes and Disk Drives
To avoid damaging diskettes, you need to care for
them properly. Following these basic precautions will
help you avoid losing data:
Keep your diskettes away from dust and dirt. Small
particles of dust or dirt scratch the magnetic
surface (destroying data). Dust can also ruin the
read/write head in the disk drive.
Keep your diskettes away from magnetic fields.
(Remember that diskettes store their information
magnetically.) Beware of the many sources of
magnetism in and around your home or office,
such as electrical appliances, telephones, and
loudspeakers.
Do not place diskettes on top of your monitor.
Keep your diskettes in a moderate environment.
They work best at normal room temperature and
low humidity conditions. Don’t leave your
diskettes sitting in the sun, or in extreme cold or
heat. Remember, the temperature inside a car in
the middle of summer or winter can be extreme
and can cause severe damage to a diskette.
Never touch your diskette’s magnetic surface. Even
the oils on your fingertips can damage it. Always
hold a diskette by its protective jacket.
3-4
Using Diskettes and Disk Drives