Gateway SYSMAN017AAUS manual CD-ROM Drive, Floppy Disk Drive

18 The Gateway 2000 Solo Multimedia Notebook

To use CD-ROM and floppy disk drive functions simultaneously, install the modular CD-ROM drive and connect an external floppy drive to the floppy/parallel port on the unit or the docking bar. (See “External Floppy Drive” on page 19.)

CD-ROM Drive

To ensure that the system can recognize and read it, the CD-ROM drive must be already installed when the system is booted up. If the system is on when the drive is installed, it must be rebooted.

CD-ROM drive:	CD-ROM drive:
top view from	top view from
the front	the back
Open button:	Modular connector:
press to open CD tray after installation.	attaches inside the Solo.

When the CD-ROM drive is installed and active, the CD-ROM drive icon lights in the status display bar. (See page 8.)

Floppy Disk Drive

To ensure that the system can recognize and read it, the floppy disk drive must be already installed when the system is booted up. If the system is on when the drive is installed, it must be rebooted.

Floppy disk	Floppy disk
drive: top view	drive: top view
from the front	from the back
Open button:	Modular connector:
press to eject floppy diskette.	attaches inside the Solo.

When the floppy disk drive is installed and active, the floppy disk drive icon lights in the status display bar. (See page 8.)