Installing Serial Devices
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Formatting an External Floppy Disk Drive
If you areusing thedrive asan IRIXdevice, followthese stepsto format afloppy disk, if
necessary:
1. From the Toolchest choose System > System Manager > Hardware and Devices >
Removable Media Manager.
A window appears with icons of the recognized devices.
2. Select your device by clicking on it.
3. Click the Format button.
Floppy disks take about 2 minutes to format.
For more information onformatting disks, chooseOnline Books from the Helptoolchest
and search for “Formatting Floppy and Floptical Disks” in IRIX Admin: Peripheral
Devices.
You are finished formatting the floppy disk.
To eject a floppy disk from an external floppy drive, press the eject button on the floppy
device.
Installing Serial Devices
This section tells you how to install serial devices. Serial devices include
• dials and button boxes
• digitizer tablets
• console terminals
• modems
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