Itronix X-C 6250 Pro, User Manual

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X-C 6250 Pro User’s Manual
79-0003-003 22 October 1999
To connect an external floppy disk drive
1 Open the PC Card door on the back of the computer and insert the
PC Card connector into the socket.
2 Connect the other end of the cable to your external floppy drive.
3 Turn on the floppy disk drive.
Booting from a PC Card External Floppy
The mobile computer normally boots from the internal hard disk;
however, it might be necessary to boot from an alternate boot device if
the computer’s hard disk becomes corrupted or fails, or if you want to
boot another operating system. One option is to use a bootable external
floppy disk drive.
To boot from an external floppy disk drive
1 If you are running Windows, Exit Windows (from the Start Menu
select Shut Down, and then choose “Shut down the computer”).
2 Separate the PC Card connector from the cable by gently squeezing
the two small clips on each side of the connector.
3 Insert the PC Card (disconnected from the cable) into the socket.
4 Restart the computer by pressing
FN+ON
.
5 Follow the instructions on the screen to reconnect the cable to the
PC Card, insert a diskette, and boot the computer.
PC Card
Connector