Disconnecting a floppy disk drive
You can disconnect a USB floppy drive when the computer is off by disconnecting the USB cable from the computer.
Disconnecting the drive when the computer is in a power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate) may cause the computer to
malfunction.
To disconnect a USB floppy drive while the computer is on
1.
Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon
appears.
2.
Click to select the floppy drive in the Hardware devices window, if it is not already selected.
3.
Click Stop. The Stop a Hardware device window appears.
4.
Make sure the floppy drive is selected, and click OK. A message appears stating it is safe to remove the
hardware device.
on the taskbar. The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box
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