Toshiba Equium L20 - Manual (Page 71)

User’s Manual 4-3
Operating Basics
Disconnecting 3 ½" floppy disk drive
When you have finished using the floppy disk drive, follow the procedures
below to disconnect it:
1. Wait for the indicator light to go out to make sure all floppy disk activity
has stopped.
2. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Task Bar.
3. Click floppy disk drive.
4. Pull the floppy disk drive connector out of the USB port.
Using the optical media drive
The text and illustrations in this section refer primarily to the optical
DVD-ROM drive. However, operation is the same for all other optical
media drives. The full-size drive provides high-performance execution of
CD/ DVD-ROM-based programs. You can run either 12 cm (4.72") or
8 cm (3.15") CD/DVDs without an adaptor. An ATAPI interface controller
is used for CD/DVD-ROM operation. When the computer is accessing a
CD/ DVD-ROM, an indicator on the drive glows.
If you have a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, refer also to the Writing CDs
with on CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive section for precautions on writing to
CDs/DVDs.
If you have a DVD Super Multi drive, refer also to the
Writing CD/DVDs with
the DVD Super Multi drive supporting DVD±R Double layer section for
precautions on writing to CDs/DVDs.
If you have a DVD Super Multi drive( Supporting DVD±R Double Layer),
refer also to the Writing CD/DVDs with the DVD Super Multi drive
supporting DVD±R Double layer section for precautions on writing to
CDs/DVDs.
If you disconnect the floppy disk drive or turn off the power while the
computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the floppy
disk or the drive.
Use the WinDVD application to view DVD movie discs.