Toshiba M400 User Guide

User’s Manual

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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.