Toshiba A50 user manual USB floppy disk drive, Eject button

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USB floppy disk drive

A 3 1/2" floppy disk drive accommodates 1.44-megabyte or 720-kilobyte floppy disks. It connects to the USB port.

Disk-In-Use	Floppy disk	Eject button
Indicator
	slot
	Figure 2-10 USB floppy disk drive
Disk-In-Use	This indicator lights when the floppy disk is being
Indicator	accessed.
Floppy disk slot	Insert a floppy disk in this slot.
Eject button	When a floppy disk is fully seated in the drive, the
	eject button pops out. To remove a floppy disk,
	push in the eject button and the floppy disk pops
	out partially for removal.

Check the Disk-In-Useindicator when you use the floppy disk drive. Do not press the eject button or turn off the computer while the light is glowing. Doing so could destroy data and damage the floppy disk or the drive.

■The external floppy disk drive should be placed on a flat, horizontal surface when in use. Do not set the drive on an incline greater than 20o while it is operating.

■Do not set anything on top of the floppy disk drive.

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