Toshiba Portege R500 User Manual page 64

Disconnecting the USB floppy diskette drive
When you have finished using the USB floppy diskette drive, you can follow
the procedures below in order to disconnect it:
1. Wait for the Disk-In-Use Indicator light to go out to make sure all floppy
diskette activity has stopped.
If you disconnect the USB floppy diskette drive or turn off the power while
the computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the
floppy diskette or the drive.
2. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Windows Task Bar.
3. Click the USB floppy diskette drive device that you want to remove.
4. Carefully pull the floppy diskette drive's USB connector out from within
the computer's USB port.
i.LINK (IEEE1394)
i.LINK (IEEE1394) is used for high-speed data transfer for a range of
compatible devices such as:
■
Digital video cameras
■
Hard disk drives
■
MO drives
■
Writable optical disc drives
i.LINK uses a four-pin connector, which does not carry any electric current.
External devices will need their own power supply to operate.
Precautions
■
Make a back-up of your data before transferring it to the computer.
There is a possibility that the original data will be damaged. There is a
particular risk that some frames will be deleted in the case of digital
video transfer. TOSHIBA assumes no liability for such loss of data.
■
Do not transfer data in areas where static electricity is easily generated
or in areas subjected to electronic noise. Data can be destroyed.
■
If you are transferring data through an IEEE1394 hub, do not connect or
disconnect other devices from the hub during data transfer. There is a
likelihood that data will be damaged. Connect all devices to the hub
before you turn on the computer's power.
■
You may not use any copyrighted video or music data copied from a
video camera except for your personal enjoyment.
■
If you connect/disconnect an i.LINK device to/from another i.LINK
device that is currently exchanging data with the computer, data frames
might be dropped.
■
Make sure data transfer has ended or turn off the computer, before you:
■
■
User's Manual
Connect/disconnect an i.LINK device to/from the computer.
Connect/disconnect an i.LINK device to/from another i.LINK device
that is connected to the computer.
Hardware, Utilities and Options
3-23