TECRA A11/S11, Satellite Pro S500

Disconnecting the USB floppy diskette drive

When you have finished using the USB floppy diskette drive, you can follow the procedures below in order to disconnect it:

1.Wait for the Disk-In-Use Indicator light to go out to make sure all floppy diskette activity has stopped.

If you disconnect the USB floppy diskette drive or turn off the power while the computer is accessing the drive you may lose data or damage the floppy diskette or the drive.

2.Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Windows Taskbar.3.Click the USB floppy diskette drive device that you want to remove.

4.Carefully pull the floppy diskette drive’s USB connector out from within the computer’s USB port.

eSATA (External Serial ATA)

An device corresponding to eSATA function can be connected to the eSATA/USB combo port on the computer.

Connecting the eSATA device

To connect an eSATA device, follow the steps as detailed below: 1. Connect an eSATA cable to the eSATA/USB combo port.

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

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1. eSATA cable

2. eSATA/USB combo port

Figure 3-16 Connecting an eSATA cable to the eSATA/USB combo port

■A connected eSATA device may not be recognized if it is connected to the computer’s eSATA/USB combo port while the computer is in Sleep Mode or Hibernation Mode. If this occurs, disconnect the eSATA device and then reconnect the device while the computer is turned on.

■If you connect an eSATA device after the computer has already been turned on, it will take about ten seconds for it to be recognized by the computer.

Do not attempt to disconnect and reconnect the drive before this period has elapsed.

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