Superdisk; Drive - Panasonic CF-37 Series Toughbook Reference Manual

SuperDisk

Usage Precautions
Installing/Removing a SuperDisk Drive Pack
Formatting the disk
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Drive

NOTE
In this manual, the followings are described as disks.
SuperDisk (120 MB)
Floppy disk (720 KB, 1.44 MB)
Please refer to the manual that accompanies the SuperDisk Drive Pack except
the following.
Do not leave a disk in the drive while transporting your computer.
Remove the disk by pressing the eject button before your computer is OFF or
enters the suspend/hibernation mode, so the head locking mechanism may
engage when the computer is powered off.
Do not remove a disk while accessing data. This may damage data on the disk.
(While accessing the disk, the access lamp (
lamp is turned off when removing a disk.)
Never insert foreign objects into the slot of the SuperDisk Drive Pack. It may cause a
malfunction.
Only use labels that come with disks.
If dust has accumulated on the head surface, problems may occur when reading or
writing data. In this case, cleaning the head is recommended using a cleaner kit.
(LS120HCL produced by Imation)
During the initial 10 seconds after inserting a SuperDisk or during data access, a
shrill noise may be produced. This is not a malfunction.
Do not place the AC adapter to the front of the SuperDisk Drive Pack. Magnetic noise
may cause an error.
Do not disassemble the SuperDisk Drive Pack.
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The SuperDisk Drive Pack can be used to access both SuperDisks and standard floppy
disks. (It may take about 30 minutes to format the SuperDisk. Because of this, be sure
to disable the power saving function beforehand by, for example, pressing Fn + F8
so as not to enter the power saving mode while formatting the SuperDisk.)
CAUTION
An error may occur later in the process of formatting a write-protected medium. To
prevent this, be sure to format the medium after confirming beforehand that the
write-protect state has been changed.
DISKCOPY command does not support the SuperDisk.
When MS-Backup is executed, the message "No Controller board detected" may
be displayed. When an error message is displayed, click [OK], then continue run-
ning the MS-backup program.
) lights. Be sure that the access
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