Apple Elite Series Manual Do Utilizador

protected regardless of the PROTECT switch.

Located next to the PROTECT switch is a small  

LED which, when on, indicates that the diskette 

is currently write-protected. This LED reflects 

write-protecting due to the switch or a tab on 

the diskette. An Elite drive will only permit 

writing on a diskette when this LED is off.

Due to the fact that the Elite Series drives  

were designed to operate identically to the Disk 

II drives in every way, the PROTECT LED will 

flicker whenever the Elite drive is seeking its 

read/write head from track to track and the  

drive is not in a write—protected state. This 

flickering is completely normal, and accurately 

reflects the write-protect status on both the 

Elite One and Disk II during head movement.

There are any number of diskette manufacturers  

on the market, each offering the “perfectly 

engineered” diskette. We do not intend to dis-

pute any individual claim to this title.

However, in the jungle of literature there are 

certain features which should be sought out.  

With the vast amount of technical data involved, 

it is not easy to locate the vital information.

There are a number of industry-standard tests 

which manufacturers will refer to with pride 

(assuming their product passes the tests) and 

these are useful pointers.