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External Media Bay: Dell™ Latitude™ CS/CSx Portable
Computers User's Guide
You can use the external media bay (see Figure 1)
for the diskette drive that comes with your system. Alternatively, you can install an
optional device (such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, SuperDisk LS-120, or second hard-disk drive)
in the bay.
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NOTE: If desired, you can use
the media bay cable to connect a device directly to the external media bay connector,
without using the external media bay. |
To install a device in the external media bay, perform the following steps:
- If your computer is running the Dell-installed
Microsoft® Windows NT® operating system with Softex Docking Services, or if it is
running the Dell-installed Microsoft Windows® 95 or Windows 98 operating system with
Softex Bay Manager: Right-click the Softex icon (the icon looks like a tiny open
portable computer) in the system tray at the bottom right on your display, and select either Remove or Swap Devices or Insert
Bay Devices.
If your computer is not running one of the Softex programs: Save your work, close
all open files and application programs, and turn off the computer.
NOTICE: When a device is not inside the
external media bay, it is fragile and must be handled carefully to avoid damage. Do not
press down on it or place a heavy object on top of it. Place the device in a travel
case to keep it free of dust and liquids. Store the device in a safe place.
- If the external media bay contains a device, remove the media bay cable from the back of
the bay. Then remove the device by sliding the release latch on the bottom of the bay to
the release position, holding it there, and pulling the device out of the bay.
- Slide the new device firmly into the external media bay.
You should hear a click when the device is fully seated.
- Connect the media bay cable.
Position the larger of the cable connectors with its shiny metal lip down, and connect it
firmly to the back of the device through the slot in the back of the bay. Make sure that
the securing clips are fully engaged and the connector is fully seated. Make sure that the
other end of the cable is connected to the media bay connector on the right-hand side of
the computer (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. External Media Bay
- If your computer is running Softex Docking
Services or Softex Bay Manager: Click OK
at the Softex Docking Services or Softex Bay Manager
screen. Click OK at the Device Removal screen (if
it appears), and then click OK at the Device Configured
screen.
If you turned off the computer in step 1: Press the power button to turn the
computer back on.
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NOTE: For the latest information
on Softex Docking Services software, see http://www.dell.com/products/notebook/latitude/NT40.htm.
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Setting Up a Second Hard-Disk Drive
The first time you install a second hard-disk drive in the external media bay, you must
format that drive. For instructions, see the documentation that came with the device.
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