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User’s Manual 3-29
Hardware, Utilities and Options
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.
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.
Figure 3-18 Connecting an eSATA cable
to the eSATA/USB combo port (PORTÉGÉ R600)
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.
Make sure the connector is properly aligned with the socket.
Do not try to force the connection, doing so can damage the connecting
pins.
eSATA/USB
combo port
eSATA cable