User’s Manual 8-14
Optional Devices
Disconnecting the USB floppy diskette drive
When you have finished using the USB floppy diskette drive, you can follow
the procedures below in order to disconnect it:
1. Wait for the Disk-In-Use Indicator light to go out to make sure all floppy
diskette activity has stopped.
2. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Task Bar.
3. Click the USB floppy diskette drive device that you want to remove.
4. Carefully pull the floppy diskette drive's USB connector out from within
the computer's USB port.
eSATA (External Serial ATA)
An device corresponding to eSATA function can be connected to the USB
(eSATA combo) port on the computer.
Connecting the eSATA device
To connect an eSATA device, follow the steps as detailed below:
1. Connect an eSATA cable to the eSATA/USB combo port.
Figure 8-9 Connecting an eSATA cable to the USB (eSATA combo) port
If you connect the USB floppy diskette drive after the computer has already
been turned on, it will take about ten seconds for it to be recognized by the
computer. Do not attempt to disconnect and reconnect the drive before this
period has elapsed.
If you disconnect the floppy diskette drive or turn off the power while the
computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the floppy
diskette or the drive.
Make sure the connector is properly aligned with the socket.Do not try to
force the connection, doing so can damage the connecting pins.
eSATA/USB
combo port
eSATA cable
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