Operating Basics

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

Do not set anything on top of the diskette drive.

If you need to boot the computer from the diskette drive or if you use an OS that does not support USB, you must set the USBFDD Legacy Emulation feature in HW Setup to Enabled. Refer to the USB section in Chapter 7, HW Setup.

Connecting the USB diskette drive

To connect the drive, plug the diskette drive connector into a USB port. Refer to the figure below.

Make sure the connector is right side up and properly aligned with the socket. Do not try to force the connection, doing so can damage the connecting pins.

USB CONNECTOR

DISKINUSE

DISKETTE SLOT

EJECT BUTTON

INDICATOR

 

 

Connecting the diskette drive to the computer

If you connect the diskette drive after turning on the computer, it will take about 10 seconds for the computer to recognize the drive. Do not disconnect and reconnect before 10 seconds has elapsed.

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