Removing Drives From The Media Base; Installing Drives In The Media Base; Connecting And Disconnecting External Drives - Dell Latitude X200 User Manual

Removing Drives From the Media Base

Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
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Undock the computer.
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Slide the drive latch release toward the center of the media base, and
3
pull the drive out of the bay.
Dock the computer. See "Docking Your Computer."
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Installing Drives in the Media Base

Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
1
If you are replacing a drive, undock the computer to remove the
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existing drive (see "Removing Drives From the Media Base").
To install an optical drive, insert the drive into the left bay on the
3
media base.
To install a floppy drive, insert the drive into the right bay on the media
base.
Dock the computer. See "Docking Your Computer."
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The operating system recognizes the new drive.
Connecting and Disconnecting
External Drives
• To connect an external drive such as a CD, CD-RW, or DVD/CD-RW
drive while the computer is off, connect the drive cable to the 1394
connector on the media base.
• To disconnect an external drive while the computer is off, remove the
drive cable from the 1394 connector.
• To connect and disconnect drives while the computer is running, see
"Swapping External Drives While the Computer Is Running."
NOTICE: To prevent damage to external drives, place them in a safe, dry
place when they are not connected to the computer. Avoid pressing down on
them or placing heavy objects on top of them.
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