Other Precautions B-3
Write-protection
A floppy disk has a write-protect switch that prevents the stored data from accidental erasure.
You can read data from a write-protected floppy disk, but you cannot save data into the floppy disk or format
it. We recommend that you should write-protect any floppy disk containing valuable data unless you are about
to save data.
To write-protect a 3.5-inch floppy disk, use the write-protect switch provided on its back.
Disk format
To write data into a floppy disk, the floppy disk must be "formatted." "Formatting" is to initialize the floppy
disk and make it available for the system environment (operating system).
IMPORTANT:
Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it, if any.
Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server.
Use a formatted floppy disk to work with it on the DOS command line.
The format method depends on your operating system. Refer to the manual that comes with your operating
system for details.
Data backup
"Data backup" is to copy data stored in a media into another media (e.g., floppy disk, digital audio tape, or
magnet-optical disk).
IMPORTANT: Make sure to make a back-up copy of every floppy disk, if provided.
The floppy disk is a very delicate storage media. Dust or thermal changes, as well as operator's misconduct or
sever failures, may cause loss of data. To avoid loss of data, we recommend that you should make a back-up
copy of your valuable data on a regular basis.
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