Other Precautions B-3 Write-protectionA floppy disk has a write-protect switch that prevents the stored data from accidentalerasure.You can read data from a write-protected floppy disk, but you cannot save data into thefloppy disk or format it. NEC recommends that you should write-protect any floppy diskcontaining 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 formatTo write data into a floppy disk, the floppy disk must be "formatted." "Formatting" is toinitialize the floppy disk and make it available for the system environment (operatingsystem).IMPORTANT: Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it, ifany. Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is notavailable with the server. Use a formatted floppy disk to work withit on the DOS command line.The format method depends on your operating system. Refer to the manual that comeswith 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 floppydisk, if provided.The floppy disk is a very delicate storage media. Dust or thermal changes, as well asoperator's misconduct or sever failures, may cause loss of data. To avoid loss of data, NECrecommends that you should make a back-up copy of your valuable data on a regularbasis.
