Micron Technology MERIDIAN 850 Manual De Usuario
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Chapter 4 - How to Use Your Meridian 850
Floppy Disks
Floppy disks are used to:
• transfer information from one computer to another
• install software on your system’s hard drive
• make backup copies of your software and data
When you insert a floppy disk into the system’s floppy disk drive, you can
read the information stored on the disk and write information to the disk.
read the information stored on the disk and write information to the disk.
Your Meridian 850 comes with a 3.5-inch 1.44MB internal floppy drive.
You can use either high-density (1.44MB storage capacity) or double-
sided/double-density (720KB storage capacity) floppy disks in this drive.
You can use either high-density (1.44MB storage capacity) or double-
sided/double-density (720KB storage capacity) floppy disks in this drive.
You can tell the disks apart by looking at the edge of the disk opposite the
sliding metal panel.
sliding metal panel.
• 1.44MB disks have a write-protected tab on one side and a sensing
hole on the other side
• 720KB disks have only a write-protect tab
To write-protect either kind of disk, slide the plastic write-protect tab
towards the edge, uncovering the hole.
towards the edge, uncovering the hole.
As you push the disk into the drive you will hear a faint click as the disk
slides into place. To release the disk, push the button on the upper right
side of the disk opening.
slides into place. To release the disk, push the button on the upper right
side of the disk opening.