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YOU SHOULD NEVER LEAVE YOUR FLEXIBLE BAY EMPTY WHEN THE NOTEBOOK IS IN OPERATION. IF LEFT EMPTY, DUST OR FOREIGN MATTER MAY ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE NOTEBOOK. Cold-swapping To cold-swap modular devices in your Flexible Bay follow these easy steps: 1 Close any open files. 2 Shut down your LifeBook notebook. 3 Pull out the Flexible Bay release latch. This will push your device out slightly, allowing you to remove it. 4 Slide your device out until it is clear of the bay. This will require light force. 5 Slide the device you are installing into your notebook until it clicks into place. 6 It is now safe to turn your notebook back on. 7 You can now access and use the device. Flexible Bay Release Latch Removing/Installing a device in the Flexible Bay Your LifeBook notebook will automatically detect the new device and activate it within your system. The drive letters associated with the device will be created and listed under My Computer and Windows Explorer. Hot-swapping Hot-swapping is provided through the Safely Remove Hardware utility. The icon for the utility appears in the system tray. Click on the icon and follow the on-screen instructions. 37 - Flexible Bay Devices

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- Flexible Bay Devices
Cold-swapping
To cold-swap modular devices in your Flexible Bay follow these easy steps:
Your LifeBook notebook will automatically detect the new device and activate it within your system. The
drive letters associated with the device will be created and listed under My Computer and Windows
Explorer.
Hot-swapping
Hot-swapping is provided through the Safely Remove Hardware utility. The icon for the utility appears in
the system tray. Click on the icon and follow the on-screen instructions.
Y
OU
SHOULD
NEVER
LEAVE
YOUR
F
LEXIBLE
B
AY
EMPTY
WHEN
THE
NOTEBOOK
IS
IN
OPERATION
. I
F
LEFT
EMPTY
,
DUST
OR
FOREIGN
MATTER
MAY
ACCUMULATE
INSIDE
THE
NOTEBOOK
.
1
Close any open files.
2
Shut down your LifeBook notebook.
3
Pull out the Flexible Bay release latch. This
will push your device out slightly, allowing
you to remove it.
4
Slide your device out until it is clear of the
bay. This will require light force.
5
Slide the device you are installing into your
notebook until it clicks into place.
6
It is now safe to turn your notebook back on.
7
You can now access and use the device.
Flexible Bay
Removing/Installing
a device in the
Flexible Bay
Release Latch