Compaq M300 manual External Diskette Drive, Connecting the Diskette Drive

2-8Taking a Look at the Computer

External Diskette Drive

The computer comes with an external diskette drive which can be used with floppy diskettes.

CAUTION: Electrostatic discharge can damage electronic components. Before touching the diskette drive, ensure that you are discharged of static electricity by touching a grounded metal object.

IMPORTANT: If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT

4.0preinstalled by Compaq, you do not need to turn off the computer before connecting or disconnecting the external diskette drive to the computer. If you installed Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 that you purchased separately, you must obtain additional software from Compaq to support connecting or disconnecting the drive while the computer is on or in Suspend (Standby). For more information about the software, refer to the Compaq Internet site at http://www.compaq.com.

Connecting the Diskette Drive

To connect the external diskette drive to the computer:

1.Attach the small end of the drive cable to the external diskette drive 1.

2.Attach the large end of the drive cable to the parallel port on the rear of the computer 2.