External Diskette Drive - Compaq Armada M300 Series Reference Manual

The computer comes with an external diskette drive which can be
used with floppy diskettes.
If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or
Windows NT 4.0 preinstalled by Compaq, you do not need to turn
off the computer before connecting or disconnecting the external
diskette drive to the computer. If you installed Windows 95,
Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 that you purchased separately,
you must obtain additional software from Compaq to support
connecting or disconnecting the drive while the computer is on or
in Suspend (Standby). For more information about the software,
refer to the Compaq Internet site at http://www.compaq.com.
To connect the external diskette drive to the computer:
1. Attach the small end of the drive cable to the external diskette
drive .
2. Attach the large end of the drive cable to the parallel port on
the rear of the computer .