Sony VGN-AR170GU1 - Manual (Page 115)

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Using Peripheral Devices
Disconnecting a USB floppy disk drive
You can disconnect a USB floppy disk drive when the computer is on or off. Disconnecting the drive when the computer is in
a power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate) may cause the computer to malfunction.
If the computer is off, you can unplug the USB cable directly from the computer.
To disconnect a USB floppy disk drive
1 Close all programs accessing the floppy disk drive.
2 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar.
The Safely Remove Hardware window appears.
3 Select the floppy disk drive you want to unplug.
4 Click Stop.
The Stop a Hardware device window appears.
5 Make sure the floppy disk drive is selected, and click OK.
A message appears stating it is now safe to remove the hardware device.
6 Click Close to close the Safely Remove Hardware window.
7 Remove the floppy disk drive from the computer.