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User’s Manual

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Operating Basics

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.

Using optic

al disk drive

The text and illustrations in this section refer primarily to the optical disk

drive.The full-size drive provides high-performance execution of CD/

DVD-ROM-based programs. You can run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm

(3.15") CD/DVDs without an adaptor. An ATAPI interface controller is used

for CD/DVD-ROM operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/

DVD-ROM, an indicator on the drive glows.

If you have a DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive, refer also to the

Writing CDs on

DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive

section for precautions on writing to CDs.

If you have a DVD Super Multi drive, refer also to the

Writing CD/DVDs on

DVD Super Multi drive

section for precautions on writing to CDs/DVDs.

Loading discs

To load CD/DVDs, follow the steps below and refer to figures below.
1. When the computer’s power is on, press the eject button to open

the disc tray slightly.

Pressing the eject button

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.

Use the WinDVD application to view DVD-Video discs.

Eject button