Instruction Manual

User’s Manual 4-3
Operating Basics
Disconnecting the USB floppy disk drive
When you have finished using the 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 Safety Remove Hardware icon on the Task Bar.
3. Click floppy disk drive.
4. Pull the floppy disk drive’s USB connector out of the computer’s USB
port.
Using optical media drives
The text and illustrations in this section refer primarily to the optical media
drive. However, operation is the same for all other optical media drives. 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 CD/DVDs.
Loading discs
To load CD/DVDs, follow the steps below and refer to figures below.
1. a. When the power is on, press the eject button to open the drawer
slightly.
Pressing the eject button
If you disconnect the 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