Removing And Installing Modular Devices - Fujitsu Lifebook S6520 User Manual

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.
• Hot-swapping: swapping devices while your system is active, using the Safely Remove Hardware
icon from your system tray.
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Cold-swapping
To cold-swap modular devices in your Flexible Bay follow these easy steps:
1
Close any open files.
2
Shut down your LifeBook notebook.
3
Turn your system upside down.
4
As you press the Flexible Bay release
latch as shown in Figure 22, pull out the
Flexible Bay module until it is clear of
the bay. This will require light force.
5
Slide the device you are installing into
your notebook until it clicks into place.
6
It is now safe to turn your notebook
back on.
7
You can now access and use the
device.
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LEXIBLE AY EMPTY WHEN THE NOTEBOOK IS IN OPERATION
Flexible Bay
Release Latch
Figure 22. Removing/installing a Flexible Bay device
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