Using Disk Drives - Acer ExtensaTM 670 User Manual

Hard Disk
Drive
CD-ROM
Drive
Floppy Disk
Drive

Using Disk Drives

The Extensa computer comes with a
1.43 GB or higher capacity hard disk
drive. The hard disk drive is formatted
and loaded with software during
manufacture. Do not format the hard
disk drive.
The high-speed CD-ROM drive brings
you portable multimedia. The CD-ROM
drive is a removable module that
interchanges with the floppy disk drive
in the modular bay. Refer to Swapping
Modules later in this section.
The floppy disk drive can access
formatted 3.5-inch, double-sided, high-
density (2HD), 1.44 MB floppy disks
and lower capacity, 720 KB, double-
density (2DD) floppy disks. The floppy
disk drive does not function at low
speed with the OS/2™ or Xenix
operating systems.
The floppy disk drive can be installed
into the modular bay, replacing the
CD-ROM drive. You can also use the
floppy disk drive externally by
connecting it to the parallel port. This
setup allows you to use your floppy
disk drive and CD-ROM drive
simultaneously. Refer to Connecting
the Floppy Disk Drive Externally.
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