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Write-protecting diskettes – Epson 10020 User Manual

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To remove a 3 1/2-inch diskette, press the release button to

release it. When the edge pops out of the drive, pull out the

diskette and store it properly.

WARNING

Never remove a diskette or num off the computer while the

drive indicator light is on. You could lose data. Also, be sure

to remove all diskettes before you turn off the computer.

Write-protecting Diskettes

You can write-protect a diskette to prevent its data from being
altered. When a diskette is write-protected, you can read it and

copy data from it, but you cannot store new data on the
diskette or delete any files it contains. If you try to change data on
a

write-protected

diskette, MS-DOS displays an error message.

To write-protect a 5 1/4-inch diskette, cover the small,

rectangular notch (shown below) with an adhesive write-
protect tab. Write-protect tabs usually come with new

5 1/4-inch diskettes when you buy them.

To remove the write protection, peel off the write-protect tab.

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