Sony VAIO VGN-P500 - Manual (Page 80)

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Using Peripheral Devices
Disconnecting a USB floppy disk drive
You can disconnect a USB floppy disk 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 a USB floppy disk drive
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To disconnect a USB floppy disk drive when your computer is off, skip steps 1 to 5.
1 Close all programs accessing the floppy disk drive.
2 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar.
3 Select the floppy disk drive you want to unplug.
4 Click Stop.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the floppy disk drive.
6 Disconnect the floppy disk drive from the computer.