Panasonic CF-E1M - Manual (Page 29)

Using the Floppy Disk Drive
To use floppy disks, connect the included external floppy disk drive.
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• A bus power type USB hub cannot be used.
• Do not compress or uncompress by drive space 3 in a floppy disk drive.
• Only one external floppy disk drive can be connected to the USB hub or USB ports of
the computer.
• Another floppy disk drive cannot be used at the same time.
Be sure the mark is
facing towards the back
of the computer.
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Connecting a floppy disk drive.
The floppy disk drive can be connected to any one of the four USB ports.
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• It is not necessary to install the driver from the floppy disk provided with the
external floppy disk drive.
• It is not possible to start up the computer from a floppy disk drive.
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Inserting / Removing the Floppy Disk
Insert the disk properly
until the floppy disk ejec­
tion button pops out.
After confirming that the
drive access lamp is not
lit, press the eject button.
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Do not remove a floppy disk while the drive access lamp is lit. The data on the
floppy disk may become corrupt.
When carrying the floppy disk drive or storing it away, be sure to remove the
floppy disk from the drive first.
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Types of floppy disks able to be used and disk capacities
There arc two types of floppy disks: [2HD] and [2DD], The capacity of each is as
follows. ([2HD] has an approximately 2x capacity over [2DD]).
2HD: 1.44 Mbytes
2DD: 720 Kbytes
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