Toshiba SATELLITE PRO A120, Tecra A8 manual USB floppy disk drive, Floppy disk slot, Eject button

The Grand Tour

USB floppy disk drive

The USB floppy disk drive accommodates 1.44-megabyte or 720-kilobyte floppy disk and connects to the USB port. It is supplied as standard with some models and as an option with others.

USB connector

Disk-In-Use

Indicator	Floppy disk		Eject button
	slot
	Figure 2-10 USB floppy disk drive
USB connector		Insert this connector into one of the USB ports of
		your computer.

Disk-In-Use Indicator This indicator lights when the floppy disk is being 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 USB 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 USB floppy disk drive should be placed on a flat, horizontal surface when in use. Do not set the drive on an incline 20° while it is operating.

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

2-14 User’s Manual