5-2 Using the System Drives and Bays
External Floppy Diskette Drive
The NEC Versa notebook ships with a standard 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB external floppy
diskette drive and cable. Use the floppy diskette drive to install applications, create a
BIOS update diskette, or simply copy files to and from your NEC Versa notebook
computer.
Connect the drive to one of the USB ports. When connected, the floppy diskette drive is
assigned the letter a:.
The external floppy diskette drive offers the following features, which are described
after the figure.
External floppy diskette drive and cable
A – Status LED D – Floppy Diskette Drive
B – Floppy Diskette Drive Bay E – Floppy Diskette Drive Cable
C – Eject Button F – USB Port Connector
! Status LED — Lights to indicate drive activity.
! Floppy Diskette Drive — Use the cable provided to attach this drive to your system.
! Eject Button — Press this button to eject/remove a diskette from the floppy diskette
drive.
! Floppy Diskette Drive Bay — Insert your floppy diskettes in this bay.
! Floppy Diskette Drive Cable — Use this cable to connect the floppy diskette drive
to your NEC Versa notebook system.
! USB Port Connector — Attach the large end of the connector to the USB port on
the left side of your system.