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Tioman supports warm-swapping of the
following devices:
■
Optional Second 3.0GB hard drive.
■
3.5" floppy disk drive.
■
24-speed maximum CD-ROM drive.
■
Lithium ion Battery.
■
DVD drive.
Using Tioman
Tioman allows you to exchange removable
devices without restarting the system by
putting the system in suspend mode before
you swap the device. Press the resume button
and the system will automatically detect the
new device. The software will automatically
create drive letter(s) and list the drive under
‘My Computer’and ‘Windows Explorer’. The
taskbar icon and the ToolTip balloon will be
updated to reflect the current device inserted
in the bay.
Device
ToolTip balloon
Second HDD
Hard drive in bay
(Multi-function Bay 2 only)
FDD
Diskette drive in bay
(Multi-function Bay 1 only)
CD-ROM
CD-ROM drive in bay
(Multi-function Bay 2 only)
Battery
No device in bay
(Multi-function Bay 1 only)
DVD–ROM
CD–ROM drive in bay
(Multi-function Bay 2 only)
Tioman Taskbar Icon
Once the Tioman software in installed on your
system and Windows 95 is running, small icons
are displayed in the lower right hand corner of
the taskbar. The left icon corresponds to Multi-
function Bay 1 and the right icon to Multi-
function Bay 2. The taskbar icons are your
gateway into the capabilities of Tioman.
The icons provide a visual cue for the current
inserted device. You will immediately notice
whether a Floppy Disk drive, Secondary Hard
drive,CD-ROM drive or DVD drive is inserted
in the bay. Hover over the icon with the cursor
and the ToolTip balloon will display the name
of the inserted device.
Right-clicking on the icon will display the
Tioman menu which offers items for swapping
devices, getting help, and providing informa-
tion about the Tioman software.
Removing Devices
To remove the current device from the bay:
1. Close any open files on the removable device
that you plan to eject from the computer.
2. Right-click on the Tioman taskbar icon to
display its menu.
3. Select the ‘Swap Device’ menu item.
4. The ‘Agate Tioman ProSwap for Fujitsu’ win-
dow will come up asking if you wish to sus-
pend the machine in order to swap the
device. Select ‘yes’.
5. You can now safely remove the device from
your notebook without damage to the
notebook or the device.