Toshiba Portégé M200 User Manual
Operating Basics
Portégé M200
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Portégé M200
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Disconnecting the USB diskette drive
When you have finished using the diskette drive, follow the procedures
below to disconnect it:
below to disconnect it:
1. Wait for the indicator light to go out to make sure all diskette activity
has stopped.
If you disconnect the diskette drive or turn off the power while the
computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the diskette
or the drive.
computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the diskette
or the drive.
2. Pull the diskette drive connector out of the USB port.
Diskette care
Handle your diskettes with care. The following simple precautions will
increase the lifetime of your diskettes and protect the data you store on
them:
increase the lifetime of your diskettes and protect the data you store on
them:
1. Store your diskettes in the container they came in to protect them and
keep them clean. If a diskette is dirty, do not use cleaning fluid. Clean
it with a soft damp cloth.
it with a soft damp cloth.
2. Do not slide back the diskette’s protective metal covering or touch the
diskette’s magnetic surface. Fingerprints may prevent the diskette
drive from reading data from the diskette.
drive from reading data from the diskette.
3. Data may be lost if the diskette is twisted; bent; or exposed to direct
sunlight or extreme heat or cold.
4. Do not place heavy objects on your diskettes.
5. Do not eat, smoke, or use erasers near your diskettes. Foreign
particles inside the diskette’s jacket can damage the magnetic
surface.
surface.
6. Magnetic energy can destroy the data on your diskettes. Keep your
diskettes away from speaker, radios, television sets and other sources
of magnetic fields.
of magnetic fields.