Making backup copies, Write-protecting diskettes – Epson Y16499100301 User Manual

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Slide the diskette into the drive until it clicks into place.

To remove a diskette, press the release button to release

the diskette. When it pops out of the drive, pull out the
diskette and store it properly, such as in a special diskette
container.

WARNING

Never remove a diskette or turn off the computer while the
drive indicator light is on. You could lose data. Also be sure to

remove all diskettes before you turn off the computer.

Making backup copies

Make copies of all your data and system diskettes. Copy all

diskettes that contain programs, as you did the master system

diskettes that come with the Equity LT, and use only the

copies. Store your original system diskettes in a safe place away
from your working diskettes. Copy your data diskettes regularly

(preferably every day) to keep them up-to-date, and store them

away from your originals.

Chapter 1 describes how to make a backup copy of your

MS-DOS and reference diskettes. For general instructions on
copying diskettes, see Chapter 4.

If you have a hard disk, keep backup copies of all your

program files on diskettes and regularly copy important data

files to diskettes as well. You can use the MS-DOS BACKUP
command to copy all or part of the files on the hard disk. For
more information, see your MS-DOS manual.

Write-protecting diskettes

You can write-protect a diskette to prevent its data from

being altered. When a diskette is write-protected, you can copy

data from it, but you cannot store new data on the diskette or
delete any files it contains. If you try to change data stored on

a write-protected diskette, an error message displays.

Using the Equity LT

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