External Floppy Diskette Drive - NEC VERSA FX Manual

External Floppy Diskette Drive

The NEC Versa FX ships with a standard 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB external floppy diskette
drive and cable. Use the floppy diskette drive to install applications, create a BIOS
update diskette, or simply copy files to and from your NEC Versa FX notebook
computer.
Connect the drive to the FDD/Parallel port located on the left side of the system. When
connected, the floppy diskette drive is assigned the letter a:. The FDD/Parallel port
alternately allows you to connect a parallel device to your NEC Versa FX notebook
computer.
The external floppy diskette drive offers the following features, which are described
after the figure.
A – Status LED
B – Floppy Diskette Drive Connector
C – Floppy Diskette Drive
D – Eject Button
Status LED — Lights to indicate drive activity.
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Floppy Diskette Drive Connector — Attach the floppy diskette drive cable to this
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connector.
Floppy Diskette Drive — Use the cable provided to attach this drive to your system.
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Eject Button — Press this button to eject/remove a diskette from the floppy diskette
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drive.
Floppy Diskette Drive Bay — Insert your floppy diskettes in this bay.
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Floppy Diskette Drive Cable Connector — Attach the small end of the connector to
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the floppy diskette drive cable.
5-2 Using the System Drives and Bays
External floppy diskette drive and cable
E – Floppy Diskette Drive Bay
F – Floppy Diskette Drive Cable Connector
G – Floppy Diskette Drive Cable
H – FDD/Parallel Port Connector