Superdisk™ Drive - Panasonic CF-72 Series Reference Manual

SuperDisk™ Drive
Usage Precautions
Installing/Removing a SuperDisk Drive
Formatting the Disk
The SuperDisk drive can be used to access both SuperDisks and standard floppy disks.
The drive letter is "A". The SuperDisk drive is called as follows:
My Computer, Windows Explorer
Do not leave a disk in the drive while transporting your computer.
Remove the disk by pressing the eject button before your computer is off or
enters the standby or hibernation mode, so the head locking mechanism may
engage when the computer is powered off.
Consecutive disk access of the SuperDisk drive between 30°C and 35°C {86 °F and
95 °F} for 15 minutes or more may damage the data on the disk.
Do not remove a disk while accessing data. This may damage data on the disk.
(While accessing the disk, the access lamp (
lamp is turned off when removing a disk.)
Never insert foreign objects into the slot of the SuperDisk drive. It may cause a
malfunction.
Only use labels that come with disks.
If dust has accumulated on the head surface, problems may occur when reading or
writing data. In this case, cleaning the head is recommended using a cleaner kit.
(SDD HCL produced by Imation)
Do not place the AC adaptor to the front of the SuperDisk drive. Magnetic noise may
cause an error.
Do not disassemble the SuperDisk drive.
Do not set [SuperDisk Operation] to [Disable] with the Setup Utility while a disk is in
the SuperDisk drive. The disk will not be able to be removed by pressing the eject
button. ( page 70)
When the computer is turned on or during a reboot, a sound like the rotating of a
motor will be audible several times. This is not a malfunction.
During the initial 10 seconds after inserting a SuperDisk or during data access, a
shrill noise may be produced. This is not a malfunction.
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It may take about 10 minutes to format the SuperDisk. Because of this, be sure to
disable the power saving function beforehand so as not to enter the power saving mode
while formatting the SuperDisk.
CAUTION
An error may occur later in the process of formatting a write-protected medium. To
prevent this, be sure to format the medium after confirming beforehand that the
write-protect state has been changed.
DISKCOPY command does not support the SuperDisk.
When MS-Backup is executed, the message "No Controller board detected" may
be displayed. When an error message is displayed, click [OK], then continue run-
ning the MS-Backup program.
: 3 1/2 Floppy
) lights. Be sure that the access
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