Toshiba X300 User Manual

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User’s Manual
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Optional Devices
Disconnecting the USB floppy diskette drive
When you have finished using the USB floppy diskette drive, you can follow 
the procedures below in order to disconnect it:
1. Wait for the Disk-In-Use Indicator light to go out to make sure all floppy 
diskette activity has stopped. 
2. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Task Bar.
3. Click the USB floppy diskette drive device that you want to remove.
4. Carefully pull the floppy diskette drive's USB connector out from within 
the computer's USB port.
eSATA (External Serial ATA)
An device corresponding to eSATA function can be connected to the USB 
(eSATA combo) port on the computer.
Connecting the eSATA device
To connect an eSATA device, follow the steps as detailed below:
1. Connect an eSATA cable to the eSATA/USB combo port.
Figure 8-9 Connecting an eSATA cable to the USB (eSATA combo) port
If you connect the USB floppy diskette drive after the computer has already 
been turned on, it will take about ten seconds for it to be recognized by the 
computer. Do not attempt to disconnect and reconnect the drive before this 
period has elapsed.
If you disconnect the floppy diskette drive or turn off the power while the 
computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the floppy 
diskette or the drive.
Make sure the connector is properly aligned with the socket.Do not try to 
force the connection, doing so can damage the connecting pins.
eSATA/USB 
combo port
eSATA cable