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Using Peripheral Devices

Disconnecting an Optical Disc Drive

You can disconnect an optical disc drive when your computer is on or off. Disconnecting the drive when the computer is in a power saving mode (Sleep or Hibernate) may cause the computer to malfunction.

To disconnect an optical disc drive

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To disconnect an optical disc drive when your computer is off, skip steps 1 to 5.

1Close all software applications accessing the optical disc drive.

2Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar.

3Select the optical disc drive you want to disconnect.

4Click Stop.

5Follow the on-screen instructions to disconnect the optical disc drive.

6Disconnect the optical disc drive from the computer.