Toshiba Portege M780 - Manual (Page 90)

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PORTÉGÉ M780
Connecting the USB floppy diskette drive
To connect the drive, plug the floppy diskette drive’s USB connector into a
computer’s USB port.
Figure 3-25 Connecting the USB floppy diskette drive
Disconnecting the USB floppy diskette drive
When you have finished using the USB floppy diskette drive, you can follow
the procedures below in order to disconnect it:
1. Wait for the Disk-In-Use Indicator light to go out to make sure all floppy
diskette activity has stopped.
2. Click the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon on the
Windows Taskbar.
3. Click the USB floppy diskette drive device that you want to remove.
4. Carefully pull the floppy diskette drive’s USB connector out from within
the computer’s USB port.
Make sure the connector is properly aligned with the socket. Do not try to
force the connection, doing so can damage the connecting pins.
1. USB connector 2. USB port
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If you connect the USB floppy diskette drive after the computer has already
been turned on, it will take about ten seconds for it to be recognized by the
computer. Do not attempt to disconnect and reconnect the drive before this
period has elapsed.
If you disconnect the USB floppy diskette drive or turn off the power while
the computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the
floppy diskette or the drive.