Apple 13-0010--001 Computer Drive User Manual


 
ELITE SERIES USER MANUAL MAINTENANCE
and how much protection you wish to give to the
data on your diskettes.
8.3. Back—up Diskettes
If you are ever in the position where you have
information you cannot afford to lose, make a
back-up copy (or even two copies) of the disk-
ette and store the copies in a safe place, using
the write protect feature described below.
8.4. Write Protect
All standard end-user blank 5—1/4” diskettes
incorporate a write protect feature so your
system cannot accidentally write over or destroy
valuable information contained on your diskette
when the write protect feature is activated.
A write protect notch is located on the diskette
jacket. When the notch is open, writing to the
diskette is allowed.
To use the write protect feature, simply cover
the notch with an adhesive tab. To write on the
diskette, uncover the notch. See the figure
below.
Note: The write protect feature of the diskette
overrides the write protect panel switch feature
of the Elite Series drives. If either the
diskette itself is write protected or the drive
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