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Using a Hard Disk Drive

Working with a hard disk is similar to working with a diskette.

However, the hard disk provides several advantages:

A 40MB hard disk can store as much data as approximately

331.2MB diskettes, and a 100MB hard disk can store as

much data as approximately 82 1.2MB diskettes.

Your computer can perform all disk-related operations

faster.

You can store frequently used programs and data files on the

hard disk, eliminating the inconvenience of swapping

diskettes to access different files.

The added storage capacity makes it easy to move back and

forth between different programs and data files. However,

because it is so easy to add programs and files to your hard disk,

you may find yourself trying to organize hundreds of files.

MS-DOS lets you keep related files together in directories and

subdirectories so they are easy to find and use. See Chapter 4 for

instructions on how to use directories.

If your Equity 386/25

a hard disk drive, follow these

precautions to protect it from damage and to avoid losing data:

Never turn off the computer when the hard disk drive light

is on. This light indicates that the computer is copying data

to or from the hard disk. If you interrupt this process, you

can lose data.

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