Sony VAIO VGN-P500 - Manual (Page 71)

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Using Peripheral Devices
Disconnecting an Optical Disc Drive
You can disconnect an optical disc drive when your computer is on or off. Disconnecting the drive when the computer is in a
power saving mode (Sleep or Hibernate) may cause the computer to malfunction.
To disconnect an optical disc drive
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To disconnect an optical disc drive when your computer is off, skip steps 1 to 5.
1 Close all software applications accessing the optical disc drive.
2 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar.
3 Select the optical disc drive you want to disconnect.
4 Click Stop.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to disconnect the optical disc drive.
6 Disconnect the optical disc drive from the computer.