Kreisen 3 8 6 X / X E Manuel D’Utilisation

Note

You must format new diskettes before you can use them

with an operating system. Formatting erases all the data on

a diskette and prepares it to receive new data, so be sure to

format only new blank diskettes or diskettes that contain
data you want to erase. See Chapter 5 for instructions on
formatting diskettes.

Because of the size difference, you cannot use 3½-inch
diskettes in a 5¼-inch drive or vice versa. There are also

certain limitations on using diskettes that are the same size as

the drive but have different capacities. The following tables

summarize the possiblities and limitations.

Drive type

Diskette types it can read from and write to

360KB

180KB, or 360KB

1.2MB

180KB, 360KB. or 1.2MB

Drive type

720KB

1.44MB

Diskette types it can read from and write to

720KB

720KB, or 1.44MB

Warning
If you write to a 360KB (or 180KB) diskette while it is in a

1.2MB drive, you may not be able to read it or write to it

in a 360KB drive later.