To use the diskette drive, insert a 3.5-inch diskette into the drive (label side up and metal end first). Push the diskette into the drive until the eject button

extends outside the drive casing.

NOTICE: Do not travel with a diskette in the diskette drive. Doing so could break the eject button and damage the drive.

To remove a diskette from the drive, press the eject button to release the diskette, and then pull the diskette out of the drive.

When data is being accessed from the diskette drive in the media bay, the drive access indicator blinks.

NOTE: You can use the diskette drive externally by connecting it to the parallel port connector on the back of the computer. If you are

running the Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows 2000 operating system on your computer and the Diskette Reconfig option is enabled

in the System Setup program, you do not have to reboot the computer when you connect the diskette drive to the parallel port

connector. If you are running the Microsoft Windows NT operating system on your computer, you do need to reboot the computer after

you connect the diskette drive.

Setting Up a Second Hard-Disk Drive

The first time you install a second hard-disk drive in the media bay, you must format that drive. For instructions, see the documentation that came with the

device.

Using the Diskette Drive as an External Device

If the external media bay in your computer is already occupied by another device, you can use the diskette drive as an external device.

NOTICE: Use this diskette drive cable with the diskette drive only.

Use the diskette drive cable to connect the diskette drive to the parallel connector on the back of the computer.

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