User's 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