Swapping devices while windows is running – Dell Inspiron 8000 User Manual

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Setting Up

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NOTICE:

Insert devices before you dock and turn on the computer.

5

Insert the new device into the bay, and push it until you hear a click.

6

Turn on the computer.

Swapping Devices While Windows Is Running

NOTICE:

To prevent irreparable damage to the docking connector, do not

replace devices while the computer is connected to an APR.

In Microsoft Windows Me

1

Right-click the Softex BayManager icon on the Microsoft Windows

taskbar.

2

Click Remove/Swap.

3

Keep the display open, and tilt the computer back so that you can

access the bottom of the computer.

4

Slide and hold the latch release, and pull the device out of the media

bay.

5

Insert the new device into the bay, and push it until you hear a click.

6

Click OK. Then click OK again to close the Softex BayManager

window.

In Microsoft Windows 2000

1

Double-click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the Microsoft

Windows taskbar.

2

Click the device you want to eject and then click Stop.

3

Click OK, and wait until the device you want to eject is cleared from

the list of devices in the Unplug or Eject Hardware window.

4

Keep the display open, and tilt the computer back so that you can

access the bottom of the computer.

5

Slide and hold the latch release, and pull the device out of the media

bay.

6

Insert the new device into the bay, and push it until you hear a click.

7

When Windows recognizes the new device, click Close.

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