Personal Computer User Manual

Keep diskettes away from dust and dirt. Small particles of
dust or dirt can scratch the magnetic surface, destroy data,
and ruin the read/write heads in a diskette drive.
Never wipe, brush, or try to clean diskettes in any way.
Keep diskettes in a moderate environment. They work best
at normal room temperature and in normal humidity. Don’t
leave diskettes sitting in the sun, or in extreme cold or heat.
Keep diskettes away from magnetic fields. (Remember that
diskettes store information magnetically.) There are many
magnetic sources in your home or office, such as electrical
appliances, telephones, and loudspeakers.
Do not place diskettes on top of your monitor or near an
external hard disk drive.
Do not slide the metal shutter on a 3 ‘/2-inch diskette; this
exposes the diskette’s magnetic surface. If you have a 5 l/4+
inch diskette drive, the surface of the diskette is exposed by
the read/write slot. Always hold this diskette by its
protective jacket and never touch the magnetic surface.
The oils on your fingertips can damage it.
Do not place anything on top of your diskettes, and be sure
they do not get bent. A diskette does not rotate properly in
the drive if it has been damaged.
Carefully label your diskettes and be sure to indicate the
diskette type and density. Attach labels firmly but gently,
and only along the top of a diskette (next to the
manufacturer’s label). Do not stick several labels on top of
one another; too many labels can make it difficult to insert
and remove the diskette in the drive.
Using the Equity 386SX
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