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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 the 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.