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Disconnecting a floppy disk drive – Sony PCG-Z1VAP User Manual

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Disconnecting a floppy disk drive

You can disconnect a USB floppy disk drive when the computer is on. Disconnecting the drive when the computer is in a
power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate) may cause the computer to malfunction.

To disconnect a floppy disk drive when the computer is on

1.

Close all programs that access the floppy disk.

2.

Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon

on the taskbar. The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box

appears.

3.

Click to select the floppy disk drive in the Hardware devices window, if it is not already selected.

4.

Click Stop. The Stop a Hardware device window appears.

5.

Make sure the appropriate device is selected, and click OK. A message appears stating it is safe to remove the
hardware device.

6.

Unplug the floppy disk drive from the computer.

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