Disconnecting 3 ½" Diskette Drive; Using Optical Media Drives; Loading Discs - Toshiba PSA10C-00REH User Manual

Disconnecting 3 ½" diskette drive
When you have finished using the diskette drive, follow the procedures
below to disconnect it:
1. Wait for the indicator light to go out to make sure all diskette activity
has stopped.
If you disconnect the diskette drive or turn off the power while the
computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the diskette
or the drive.
2. Click the Safety Remove Hardware icon on the Task Bar.
3. Click Diskette drive.
4. Pull the diskette drive connector out of the USB port.

Using optical media drives

The full-size drive provides high-performance execution of
CD/DVD-ROM-based programs. You can run either 12 cm (4.72")
CD/DVDs or 8 cm (3.15") CD without an adaptor. An ATAPI interface
controller is used for CD/DVD-ROM operation. When the computer is
accessing a CD/DVD, an indicator on the drive glows.
Use the WinDVD 4 application to view DVD-Video discs.
Refer also to the Writing CDs section for precautions on writing to CDs.

Loading discs

To load CD/DVDs, follow the steps below and refer to the figures below.
1. a. When the power is on, press the eject button to open the drawer
slightly.
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Pressing the eject button
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