ARCHOS AV400 Series User Manual

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5. Windows will indicate when it has

Finish. Do not unplug the AV400 from

the computer yet.

your computer. Upon restart, it will

automatically recognize the connected

device (the AV400). It will be seen

as another hard disk in Windows

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Explorer.

16.2

Disconnecting the AV400 from your Computer

WARNING: You must properly remove (unmount) your AV400 from the
computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or
freezing the computer and/or the AV400.

DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME!

To safely disconnect the AV400 hard disk, click on the system tray remove
icon (green arrow as shown below) and follow the instructions. Wait until
you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before
disconnecting the USB cable. Attention: The operating system will not
allow you to safely disconnect the Multimedia AV400 if you have an open

in an application, you will have to shut down the application. Using the
green disconnect arrow in the system tray will then allow you to safely
disconnect the AV400.

1. The safe remove icon is in the system tray next to the clock.

Windows

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XP Windows

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98SE Windows

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2000 & Windows

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ME

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2. Click on the icon to eject (unmount) the AV400 from the computer and select

the ‘Safely remove’ message.

Windows

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XP

Windows

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98SE

3. There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect the AV400.

You can now go ahead and unplug the USB cable from the AV400.

Windows

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XP Windows

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98SE

Drag the AV400 hard disk icon towards the trashcan,
the trashcan will become a big arrow as shown in the
screen shot to the left (Mac OS 9.x will still retain the
trashcan icon. This is OK, don’t worry.) Drop the hard
disk icon onto the arrow (or trashcan). The hard disk
icon will disappear from the desktop. You can now
safely unplug the USB cable from your AV400 and/or
computer.

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