Panasonic CF-71 Reference Manual

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19CAUTIONUsing the Floppy Disk Drive as an External DriveDo not move the drive while accessing data on the floppy disk.Firmly hold both sides of the drive when removing a disk. Excessive force ontop should be avoided.You may use the floppy disk drive as an external drive that is connected through theparallel port, by using an optional FDD cable (CF-VCF351).FDD CableParallel PortEven when the floppy disk drive is connected, the floppy disk drive will not berecognized after Windows 2000 starts up. In this case, restart the computer.When the computer is on or in the suspend* or hibernation mode, if the floppydisk drive is accessed after it had earlier been disconnected, there are in-stances where the contents of the floppy disk set prior to the drive removal aredisplayed.Do not try to access any of the files. If an attempt is made, an error messagemay be displayed or a message prompting you to format the disk may appear.(When this message appears, press the [Cancel] or [No] to close the display.)The above contents will no longer be displayed when the computer is re-started.When the SuperDisk drive pack is installed in the multimedia pocket, the floppydisk drive cannot be used as an external floppy disk drive.The CD-ROM pack, DVD-ROM drive pack and SuperDisk drive pack cannotbe used as an external device.* With Windows 2000, the “Suspend” is called “Standby”.NOTEUsing a Multimedia Pocket DeviceUsing a SuperDisk Drive PackRefer to the manual that accompanies the SuperDisk drive pack.