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Accessing a Diskette Drive in the Expansion Base

The system supports two diskette drives—one in the computer MultiBay and one in either of the expansion base MultiBays. However, before you can access a diskette drive in the expansion base, you must disable the protected mode device drivers for the floppy disk controller. If you have only one diskette drive, and it is in the computer MultiBay, you do not need to disable the protected mode drivers.

Follow these steps only if you have inserted a diskette drive into one of the expansion base MultiBays:

1.Double-click the System icon in Control Panel, click the Device Manager tab, double-click Floppy disk controller, then double- click Standard Floppy Disk Controller.

2.Under Device Usage, click the box next to the docked and undocked configurations to remove the check marks.

3.Click OK to save the change and close Floppy Disk Controller Properties, then click OK to close System Properties.

4.Click the Start button, click Shut Down, then click Restart the computer.

When the computer restarts, it loads real mode device drivers for the floppy disk controller.

Inserting a Diskette Drive into the Computer MultiBay

Follow these steps to insert a diskette drive into the computer MultiBay. If you insert a diskette drive into the expansion base, be sure to read the previous section before trying to access that drive.

IMPORTANT: Before inserting or removing a drive, be sure you have read the cautions under "Caring for Removable Drives" earlier in this chapter.

1.Save your work and close applications.

2.Shut down the computer: click the Start button, click Shut Down, then click Yes.

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