Flexible Bay Devices - Fujitsu LifeBook E-6555 User Manual

Flexible Bay Devices

Your LifeBook notebook contains a Flexible Bay. The
Flexible Bay can accommodate a modular DVD drive,
CD-RW drive, floppy disk drive, SuperDisk drive,
Lithium ion battery, or weight saver. (Figure 2-20)
You Flexible Bay will have one of the following devices
installed. All devices listed here are also options which
can be purchased separately. (Figure 2-21)
Modular DVD drive: This allows you to access movies,
software, and audio DVD/CDs.
Modular CD-RW drive: This allows you to access
both software and audio CDs as well as to write to
CDs.
Modular 3.5" floppy disk drive: This drive allows you
to read and write information on removable 1.44MB
and 720KB floppy disks.
Modular SuperDisk drive: This is an optional
120MB floppy disk drive made by Imation, for use
with your LifeBook notebook.
Modular Lithium ion battery: This is a rechargeable
battery that can be used to power your LifeBook note-
book when an adapter is not connected.
Weight Saver: This is used to fill the bay when no
device is needed.
REMOVING AND INSTALLING
MODULAR DEVICES
There are two ways to remove and install modular
devices in the Flexible Bay:
Cold-swapping: Swapping devices while your
LifeBook notebook is powered off. (Reference the
following section.)
Hot-swapping: Swapping devices while your
system is active using BayManager
(Reference the sections of this chapter entitled "Hot-
swapping with BayManager..." and "Hot-swapping
under Windows 2000 Professional".)
Figure 2-20 Flexible Bay
Cold-swapping
To cold-swap modular devices in your Flexible Bay
follow these easy steps: (Figure 2-22)
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software.
G e t t i n g t o K n o w Y o u r L i f e B o o k
Flexible Bay
DVD Drive
CD-RW Drive
Floppy Disk Drive
Lithium ion Battery
SuperDisk Drive
Weight Saver
Figure 2-21 Flexible Bay Devices
W A R N I N G
You should never leave your Flexible Bay empty when
the LifeBook notebook is in operation.
1. Close any open files.
2. Shut down your LifeBook notebook.
3. Pull out the Flexible Bay release latch, then press the
latch in to release the modular device. This will push
your device out slightly, allowing you to remove the
device.
4. Slide your device out until it is clear of the bay.
This will require light force.
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