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Keep diskettes away from dust and dirt. Small particles of
dust or dirt can scratch the magnetic surface, destroy data,
and ruin the read/write heads in a diskette drive.
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Never wipe, brush, or try to clean diskettes in any way.
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Keep diskettes in a moderate environment. They work best
at normal room temperature and in normal humidity. Don’t
leave diskettes sitting in the sun, or in extreme cold or heat.
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Keep diskettes away from magnetic fields. (Remember that
diskettes store information magnetically.) There are many
magnetic sources in your home or office, such as electrical
appliances, telephones, and loudspeakers.
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Do not place diskettes on top of your monitor or near an
external hard disk drive.
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Always hold a 5¼-inch diskette by its protective jacket and
never touch the magnetic surface exposed by the read/write
slot. The oils on your fingertips can damage it.
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Do not place anything on top of your diskettes, and be sure
they do not get bent.
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Carefully label your diskettes and indicate the type and
density. Attach the label only along the top of a diskette
(next to the manufacturer’s label). Do not stick several
labels on top of one another; too many labels can make it
difficult to insert and remove the diskette in the drive.
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Write on a diskette label before you attach it to the diskette.
If you need to write on a label that is already on the diskette,
use only a soft-tip pen-not a ballpoint pen or a pencil.
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Store diskettes in their protective envelopes and in a proper
location, such as a diskette container. Do not store diskettes
flat or stack them on top of each other.
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