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Using Peripheral Devices
Disconnecting a USB floppy disk drive
You can disconnect a USB floppy disk drive when your computer is on or off. Disconnecting the drive when the computer is
in a power saving mode (Sleep or Hibernate) may cause the computer to malfunction.
To disconnect a USB floppy disk drive
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To disconnect a USB floppy disk drive when your computer is off, skip steps 1 to 5.
1
Close all programs accessing the floppy disk drive.
2
Double-click the
Safely Remove Hardware
icon on the taskbar.
3
Select the floppy disk drive you want to unplug.
4
Click
Stop
.
5
Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the floppy disk drive.
6
Disconnect the floppy disk drive from the computer.