Using optical media drives, Using optical media drives -4, Disconnecting 3 1/2" diskette drive – Toshiba Tecra A7 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Operating Basics

Connecting the USB diskette drive

Disconnecting 3 1/2" diskette drive

When you have finished using the diskette drive, follow the procedures

below to disconnect it:
1. Wait for the indicator light to go out to make sure all diskette activity has

stopped.

2. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the system tray.
3. Click Diskette drive.
4. Pull the diskette drive connector out of the USB port.

Using optical media drives

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 connect the diskette drive after turning on the computer, it will take

about 10 seconds for the computer to recognize the drive. Do not

disconnect and reconnect before 10 seconds has elapsed.

If you disconnect the diskette drive or turn off the power while the computer

is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the diskette or the

drive.

Use the WinDVD application to view DVD-Video discs.

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