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L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s – S e c t i o n 2

Figure 2-22 Removing/Installing a device in the Flexible Bay

5. Slide the device you are installing into your

LifeBook until it clicks into place.

6. It is now safe to turn your LifeBook back on.

7. You can now access and use the device.

Your LifeBook will automatically detect the new device
and activate it within your system. The drive letters
associated with the device will be created and listed
under My Computer and Windows Explorer.

Hot-swapping with BayManager
under Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows Me

BayManager provides a simple and powerful method of
switching modular devices on your LifeBook without
having to reboot. Windows 98 Second Edition and
Windows Me do not natively support hot-swapping.
With BayManager, you can swap modular devices while
your OS is running, this is called hot-swapping.

Using BayManager

It’s easy to swap modular devices on your LifeBook
using BayManager.

Please wait for 30 seconds after Windows 98 Second
Edition boots up or resuming from Standby/Hiberna-
tion before using the BayManager.

To hot-swap modular devices follow these easy steps:

1. Point your mouse on the BayManager icon on the

Windows Taskbar.

2. Double-click the left mouse button to display the

Softex BayManager Window.

3. Click

Remove/Swap

Insert

button to change a

device in the Flexible Bay. A message appears telling
you that it is safe to swap devices.

4. Swap the modular devices.

5. Click

button.

After the "System Device Change" message disappears,
you will be able to access and use the device.

Key information About BayManager

You can see the type of device present in the Flexible Bay
by pointing to the BayManager icon on the taskbar or in
Storage Devices tab of BayManager Properties.

The information about BayManager will appear as
follows:

■

Built-in CD-RW/DVD drive:
Identified as CD-ROM.

■

Built-in SuperDisk:
Identified as Disk Drive.

■

Built-in floppy disk drive (FDD). FDD connected via
specific connector on the connector box, or USB FDD:
Identified as Floppy.

Tips About Using BayManager

■

If you have BayManager installed in your LifeBook,
and want to enable Direct Memory Access (DMA) to a
bay device, click the device icon on the Storage Devices
tab of the BayManager dialogue box to check DMA.
Please note that not all devices support DMA.

■

Before running the software to swap or remove the
current Flexible Bay device, be sure to close all open
applications that could be using the current bay
device.

C A U T I O N

Be careful aligning and seating devices in the bay. If the
fit is incorrect, you may damage the bay or the device.
If the device does not move easily in the bay, remove it,
and check for dirt or foreign objects. It will require a
firm push to latch the device in place.

P O I N T

BayManager does not support hot-swapping devices in
Full Dock II device bay.

Flexible Bay

Release Latch

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

P O I N T

Devices are protected from being removed while the
OS is using it. If the device is in use, an Error Message
window pops up and requests you to close any open files.
Close any open files and restart procedure at step 1.