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Figure 10. Flexible Bay
Flexible Bay Devices
Your notebook has a Flexible Bay that can house one of several devices. Your Flexible Bay will have one of the
following devices installed.
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Modular Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: This allows you to access movies, software, and audio DVD/CDs
and record to DVD, CD, and DVD-RAM discs
.
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Modular Blu-ray® RW drive: This allows you to access movies, software, and audio DVD/CDs and Blu-ray discs as
well as to write to Blu-ray discs.
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Modular Lithium ion battery: This is a rechargeable battery that can be used to power your LIFEBOOK notebook
when an adapter is not connected.
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Weight Saver: This is used to fill the bay when no device is needed.
Removing and Installing Modular Devices
There are two ways to remove and install modular devices in the Flexible Bay:
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Cold-swapping: swapping devices while your LIFEBOOK notebook is powered off.
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Hot-swapping: swapping devices while your system is active using the Safely Remove Hardware icon from your
system tray.
Flexible Bay
Flexible Bay Release Latch