Toshiba PORTEGE M400 - Manual (Page 89)

User’s Manual 4-21
Operating Basics
Connecting the USB floppy disk drive
Disconnecting USB floppy disk drive
When you have finished using the USB floppy disk drive, follow the
procedures below to disconnect it:
1. Wait for the indicator light to go out to make sure all floppy disk activity
has stopped.
2. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Task Bar.
3. Click USB floppy disk drive device that you want remove.
4. Pull the floppy disk drive’s USB connector out of the computer’s USB
port.
Changing Ultra Slim Bay modules
This section explains how to change modules in the Ultra Slim Bay. The
illustrations show replacement of the optical media drive with the Ultra Slim
Bay Hard Disk Drive adaptor. Therefore, the text refers to those modules.
However, the procedures are the same for any of the modules: DVD-ROM /
CD-R/RW drive, DVD Super Multi drive and Hard Disk Drive adaptor.
USB connector
USB port
If you connect the USB floppy disk drive after turning on the computer, it
will take about 10 seconds for the computer to recognize the drive. Do not
disconnect and reconnect before 10 seconds has elapsed.
If you disconnect the USB floppy disk drive or turn off the power while the
computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the floppy
disk or the drive.
To avoid injury, do not put your hand into the Ultra Slim Bay slot.