Flexible Bay Devices; Removing And Installing Modular Devices - Fujitsu LifeBook S710 User Manual

Flexible Bay Devices

Your notebook has a Flexible Bay that can house one of several devices. Your Flexible Bay will have one
of the following devices installed.
• Modular Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: This allows you to access movies, software, and
audio DVD/CDs and record to DVD, CD, and DVD-RAM discs.
• Modular Lithium ion battery: This is a rechargeable battery that can be used to power your
LIFEBOOK notebook when an adapter is not connected.
• Modular second hard disk drive: This allows you to store additional data and applications.
• Weight saver: This is used to fill the bay when no device is needed..

Removing and Installing Modular Devices

There are two ways to remove and install modular devices in the Flexible Bay:
• Cold-swapping: swapping devices while your LIFEBOOK notebook is powered off.
• Hot-swapping: swapping devices while your system is active using the Safely Remove Hardware
icon from your system tray.
Flexible Bay
Figure 10. Flexible Bay
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Flexible Bay Release Latch