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Chapter 6: Using Multimedia
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Using diskettes
The diskette drive uses 3.5-inch diskettes (sometimes called floppy disks).
Diskettes are useful for storing files or transferring files to another computer.
If the diskette drive is not installed on your notebook, see “Changing bay
modules” on page 144.
To use a diskette:
1 Insert the diskette into the diskette drive with the label facing up.
2 To access a file on the diskette in Windows XP, click Start, then select My
Computer
, then the drive letter, then double-click the file.
- OR -
To access a file on the diskette in Windows Me, Windows 2000, or
Windows 98, double-click the
My Computer icon, the drive letter, then the
file.
3 To remove the diskette, make sure the drive activity indicator or diskette
drive indicator (see “Status indicators” on page 23) is off, then press the
diskette eject button.
Warning Do not expose diskettes to water or magnetic fields.
Exposure could damage the data on the diskette.
Activity
indicator
Diskette
slot
Eject
button
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