Using The Usb Floppy Disk Drive - Toshiba Qosmio G30 User Manual

Floppy disk slot
Eject button
Check the Disk-In-Use indicator when you use the floppy disk drive. Do
not press the eject button or turn off the computer while the light is glowing.
Doing so could destroy data and damage the floppy disk or the drive.
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The external floppy disk drive should be placed on a flat, horizontal
surface when in use. Do not set the drive on an incline greater than 20
while it is operating.
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Do not set anything on top of the floppy disk drive.

Using the USB floppy disk drive

USB floppy disk drive connects to the computer's USB port. It
accommodates 1.44-megabyte or 720-kilobyte floppy disks.
Connecting USB floppy disk drive
To connect the drive, plug the floppy disk drive's USB connector into a
computer's USB port. Refer to Figure 9-19.
Make sure the connector is right side up and properly aligned with the
socket. Do not try to force the connection; doing so can damage the
connecting pins.
USB
connector
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Insert a floppy disk in this slot.
When a floppy disk is fully seated in the drive, the
eject button pops out. To remove a floppy disk,
push in the eject button and the floppy disk pops
out partially for removal.
USB port
Figure 9-19 Connecting the USB floppy disk drive
Optional Devices
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