Macintosh computers that have 400K or 800K internal disk drives -- do not use
1.4 MB disks in those drives. Only a SuperDrive can use a 1.4 MB disk. Using
a 1.4 MB disk in a 400K or 800K disk drive may damage the disk. !!
The SuperDrive can also read from and write to 3.5-inch disks from computers
that use the MS-DOS operating system.
• Appendix C, "Exchanging Disks and Files With MS-DOS Computers"
Inserting a floppy disk
You insert a floppy disk the same way regardless of its capacity, using a
one-step procedure.
- Slide the disk into the drive, metal end first and label side up.
The disk snaps into place.
The screen will show either an icon for the disk (and any directory windows
that were left open when the disk was last used) or a dialog box reporting
that the disk is unreadable.
• "Initializing a Floppy Disk" later in this chapter
• "Testing and Repairing a Disk" in Chapter 17
Ejecting a disk while using the Finder desktop
There are two ways to eject a floppy disk while using the Finder desktop: one
that you can use when you are through using a disk and you want to remove its
icon from the desktop, and one that you can use when you want to continue
using a disk, but you need to get it out of the drive to make room for
another disk.
To eject a disk and remove its icon from the desktop, follow this one-step
procedure.
- Drag the disk icon to the Trash icon.
When the Trash icon becomes highlighted, release the mouse button. The disk
is then ejected.
Dragging a disk to the Trash does not erase the disk.
To eject a disk, but keep its icon visible on the desktop, follow these
steps:
1. Click the disk's icon to select it.
2. Choose Eject from the File menu.
Other ways to eject a disk: You can also use one of three keyboard
shortcuts to eject a floppy disk without removing its icon from the desktop.
x-E ejects the selected floppy disk; x-Shift-1 ejects the disk in the
internal floppy disk drive; x-Shift-2 ejects the disk in an external floppy
disk drive.
If you are shutting down the computer, you do not need to eject any disks
from your floppy disk drives; the computer automatically ejects all floppy
disks as part of the shutdown process.
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