HP OmniBook 5500 Notebook PC - Manual (Page 24)

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• To connect the floppy drive to the OmniBook externally, pull out the floppy drive
cable and connect it to the parallel port on the left side of the OmniBook.
To remove the CD-ROM or floppy drive
1. Slide the switch to the right. A pull-tab pops out.
2. Pull the pull-tab firmly to remove the CD-ROM or floppy drive from the
OmniBook.
3. Push the pull-tab back into the drive after you remove the drive from the
OmniBook.
To insert and eject a floppy disk
When the OmniBook is reading or writing data to the floppy drive,
the floppy disk icon appears on the Status panel.
Caution
Do not insert or remove a floppy disk while the OmniBook is actively reading
or writing data. Wait until the floppy drive is done—otherwise, you could lose
data or the OmniBook could stop responding.