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ELITE SERIES USER MANUAL MAINTENANCE
can easily attach itself to the diskette surface
causing loss of data.
8. Always load the diskette gently into the disk
drive so it doesn’t bend or center improperly.
That causes the diskette to rotate eliptically,
missing data.
9. Always place the XD label in the rear right
or left corner of the jacket. It will act as a
guide to handling and inserting the diskette
into the drive.
10. Do not expose disks to strong sunlight.
Diskettes are essentially plastic and can easily
warp in extreme temperatures.
Many users are concerned about whether or not
their diskettes should have reinforced centers
(strengthening rings around the inner diskette
hole). This reinforcement ring has no effect at
all on the disk drive’s performance itself. The
primary effect of reinforcement rings is to
extend the life time of a diskette.
The edges of the center hole on a diskette can
become worn with excessive inserting and removal
of the diskette. The reinforcement ring comes
close to completely eliminating this wear and
thus extends the life of the diskette. The
choice of whether or not to buy diskettes with
these reinforcement rings is completely up to
you as a user. Your decision should be based on
how often you change diskettes in your drives,
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