Looking after floppy You will build up a collection of discs as time passes. Label them so that you
discs always know which one holds the information you need. Store them carefully
and keep them away from:
• extremes of temperature
• strong magnetic fields
• dust, dirt, coffee, pets etc.
Don't open the metal shutter on the disc, as the disc surface is easily
contaminated by dust.
Looking after hard discs If your Archimedes computer is fitted with a hard disc, you'll have less
floppy discs to worry about, but you should take some additional precautions, as
follows:
• Never move the computer, or press Break or Reset, whilst the H/DISC
activity light is illuminated.
• If you have a 20MB hard disc, when you have finished your session, and
before you switch off, click on Dismount on the hard disc icon menu (see
Menus). This 'parks' the hard disc, and prevents damage being done to the
disc while it is switched off. You must make sure you do this before you
move an Archimedes computer fitted with a hard disc. Larger capacity
discs carry out this task automatically:
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