Disconnecting 3 1/2" Diskette Drive; Using Optical Media Drives - Toshiba Satellite M40 User Manual

Disconnecting 3 1/2" 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.
CAUTION: If you disconnect the diskette drive or turn off the power
while the computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or dam-
age the diskette or the drive.
2. Click the Safety Remove Hardware icon on the system tray.
3. Click Diskette drive.
4. Pull the diskette drive connector out of the USB port.

Using optical media drives

The text and illustrations in this section refer primarily to the optical DVD-ROM
drive. However, operation is the same for all other optical media drives. The full-
size drive provides high-performance execution of CD/DVD-ROM-based pro-
grams. You can run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm (3.15") CD/DVDs without an
adaptor. An ATAPI interface controller is used for CD/DVD-ROM operation.
When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD-ROM, an indicator on the drive
glows.
Note: Use the WinDVD application to view DVD-Video discs.
If you have a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, refer also to the Writing CDs on CD-
RW/DVD-ROM drive section for precautions on writing to CDs.
If you have a DVD +-R/+-RW drive, refer also to the Writing CD/DVDs on
DVD+-R/+-RW drive section for precautions on writing to CDs/DVDs.
If you have a DVD Super Multi drive, refer also to the Writing CD/DVDs on
DVD Super Multi drive section for precautions on writing to CDs/DVDs.
Using optical media drives
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