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Using Peripheral Devices

Disconnecting a USB floppy disk drive

You can disconnect a USB floppy disk drive when the computer is on or off. Disconnecting the drive when the computer is in a
power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate) may cause the computer to malfunction.
If your computer is off, you can unplug the USB cable directly from the computer.

To disconnect a USB floppy disk drive

1Close all programs accessing the floppy disk drive.
2Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar.
The Safely Remove Hardware window appears.
3Select the floppy disk drive you want to unplug.
4Click Stop.
The Stop a Hardware device window appears.
5Make sure the floppy disk drive is selected, and click OK. A message appears stating it is now safe to remove the hardware
device.
6Remove the floppy disk drive from the computer.