PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-494

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 494

JANUARY 1994
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-494 - Page 35 of 49
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Never lay a floppy in direct su±Light
or o² a heater/radiatoR. Heat wiLL warp
the pLastic jacket.
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NeveR Use a² eRaser on the F³oppy's
LabeL. Eraser s´avi²gs dIµy the disk
surface a²d ca² damage t´e d¶sk drive·
¸²stead of erasi²g i²fo, use a new Labe¹.
ºemove t´e oLd labeL f»rst¼ if possibLe.
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Protect the disk from exTreme coLd.
CoLd makes the disk co²tRact, a²d it½lL
have to RetuR² to Room tempeRature
beFore you ca± ret¾ieve i±formatio²¿
Àrost o² the pLastic Jacket is a sig² that
moisture may be trapped on the
mag²etic d»sk¼ a²d that couLd make Át
perma²e²tLy u²¾eadabLe.
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Paper cLips a²d Âubber ba²ds o²
yoÃr fLoppy speLL tÄoubÅe¿ Keep them
away. Paper cLÆps scratch the diskÇ a²d
rÈbber ba²ds be²d »t. E»theÉ way the
disk drive ca²Êt read or write to the dÆsk¿
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Never wipe the mag²et»c dËsk with a
cLoth to cLea² itÌ Íhat½s a sure way to
scratcÎ Át.
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Always use a fe³t-tip pe² to FiLL out
the fLoppyÏs LabeÐÑ A pe²ciÐ or baLLÒpoi±t
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Keep fingers away from the fLoppyÏs
magnetic disk oR youÓLL Leave behÔ²d
Fi²geÕpR»²ts. Öhe o»L FRom t´ese pr»²×s
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Keep the FLoppy away from cigareTTe
smoke a²d as´Ú Û´ey Leave a res»due of
tar a²d carbon, a²d the computeR ´as a
hard time readÔ²g the disk t´rough th»s
gu²k.
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Avo»d spÔLLi²g co¹a, coffee¼ mÔLk or
water o² the disk. Whe² the Liquid driesÜ
it Leaves behind deposÝts that ca² make
tÞe disk ß²àeadabLeÌ
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Ûo protect
reaLLy imporTant
dataá make backâ
up copies o² moÄe
tha² one FLoppy
disk. Do it ²ow!
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