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User’s Manual 9-21
Optional Devices
Using the USB floppy disk drive
The USB floppy disk drive accommodates either a 1.44MB or 720KB floppy
disk and connects to one of the computer’s USB ports. Please be aware
that this device is supplied as standard with some models and as an option
with others.
Connecting the USB floppy disk drive
To connect the drive, plug the floppy disk drive’s USB connector into one of
the computer’s free USB ports.
Connecting the USB floppy disk drive
Disconnecting the USB floppy disk drive
When you have finished using the USB floppy disk drive, you can follow the
procedures below in order 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 the USB floppy disk drive device that you want to remove.
Make sure the connector is right side up and properly aligned with the
socket. Do not try to force the connection; doing so can damage the
connecting pins.
USB port
USB connector
If you connect the USB floppy disk drive after the computer has already
been switched 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 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.