User’s Manual
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Operating Basics
Disconnecting USB floppy disk drive
When you have finished using the floppy disk drive, follow the procedures
below to disconnect it:
1. Wait for the indicator light to go out to make sure all floppy disk activity
has stopped.
2. Click the
Safety Remove Hardware
icon on the Task Bar.
3. Click
floppy disk drive
.
4. Pull the floppy disk drive’s USB connector out of the computer’s USB
port.
Using the optical media drive
The full-size drive provides high-performance execution of CD/DVD-ROM-
based programs. You can run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm (3.15") CD/
DVDs without an adaptor. An ATAPI interface controller is used for CD/
DVD-ROM operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD-ROM,
an indicator on the drive glows.
Refer also to the
Writing CDs on the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
section for
precautions on writing to CDs.
Loading discs
To load CD/DVDs, follow the steps below and refer to the following figures.
1. When the computer’s power is on, press the eject button to open the
disc tray slightly.
Pressing the eject button
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.
Use the WinDVD application to view DVD-Video discs.
Eject button
