Sony M-PF88E User manual

4-664-069-23(1)
2002 Sony Corporation
MPF88E/MPF82E
Operating Instructions
Mode d’emploi
Bedienungsanleitung
Istruzioni per l’uso
Guía de instrucciones
Manual de instruções
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USB
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Owner’s Record
The model and serial number are located
on the bottom of the drive unit. Record the
serial number in the space provided
below. Refer to these numbers whenever
you call upon your Sony dealer regarding
this product.
Model No. MPF88E/MPF82E
Serial No.
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard,
do not expose the unit to rain or
moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not
open the cabinet. Refer servicing
to qualified personnel only.
Caution
This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the
following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.
•Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on
a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.
You are cautioned that any changes or
modifications not expressly approved in
this manual could void your authority to
operate this equipment.
Note:
If you have any questions about this
product, you may call the telephone
number listed on the “Technical Support”
page. The telephone number below is not
for customer service but only for official
purpose.
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: SONY
Model No.: MPF88E/MPF82E
Responsible Party:Sony Electronics Inc.
Address: 680 Kinderkamack
Road, Oradell, NJ
07649 USA
Telephone No.: 201-930-6972
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device
may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any
interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired
operation.

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NOTICE TO USERS
Device drivers ©2002 Sony Corporation.
Documentation ©2002 Sony Corporation.
All rights reserved. This manual or device
drivers described herein, in whole or in
part, may not be reproduced, translated to
any machine-readable form without prior
written approval from Sony Corporation.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY
CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER
BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR
OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL,
THE DEVICE DRIVERS OR OTHER
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN
OR THE USE THEREOF.
Sony Corporation reserves the right to
make any modification to this manual or
the information contained herein at any
time without notice.
SONY CORPORATION IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO
OR LOSS OF ANY PROGRAMS, DATA,
OR OTHER INFORMATION STORED
ON ANY MEDIA.
Trademarks
•Microsoft and Windows are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.
•Macintosh, Mac, PowerBook, Power
Macintosh, iMac, iBook, and Mac OS are
registered trademarks or trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc.
•Other system names, product names, and
company names appearing in this manual
are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders, even though
not indicated by the ®or TM marks.
Before you use the drive for the first
time, you must install the device
driver on your computer.
Before connecting the drive, see page 7
for details about the device driver
installation procedure. Also see the end
user license agreement on page 15.
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Table of Contents
Overview .............................. 4
Overview ............................................. 4
Package Contents ................................ 4
System Requirements .......................... 4
Supported Floppy Disks ...................... 4
Parts and Functions ............................. 5
Using the USB Floppy Disk Drive ...... 5
Installation ........................... 7
Installing the Windows XP
Device Driver ...................................... 7
Installing the Windows Me
Device Driver ...................................... 7
Installing the Windows 2000
Device Driver ...................................... 8
Installing the Windows 98
Device Driver .................................... 10
Installing the Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X
Device Driver .................................... 12
Installing the Mac OS 8.6
Device Driver .................................... 12
Appendix............................ 13
Specifications .................................... 13
Technical Support............. 14
End User License
Agreement ......................... 15

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Overview
Overview
The USB Floppy Disk Drive is a
portable floppy disk drive compatible
with Windows and Macintosh systems,
connected and powered through a USB
interface.
Package Contents
The USB Floppy Disk Drive package
contains the following:
• MPF88E/MPF82E USB Floppy Disk
Drive
• Operating Instructions (this guide)
• USB Floppy Disk Drive Device
Driver CD-ROM
System
Requirements
The USB Floppy Disk Drive requires the
following minimum system
configuration:
• PC/AT compatible personal computer
– Preinstalled Windows 98, Windows
2000 Professional, Windows Me, or
Windows XP
– USB port
– CD-ROM drive (or device that can
read CD-ROM)
• Macintosh system
– Power Mac G4, G4 Cube, iMac,
iBook, PowerBook G4
– Preinstalled Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9
or later, Mac OS X 10.1 or later
Notes
• Mac OS X 10.0 does not support this
drive.
• With Mac OS X, format floppy disks
with the “Erase” command of the Disk
Utility and select the “Mac OS
Standard” format.
• Mac OS X cannot format unformatted
floppy disks.
– USB port (USB connector on
Macintosh computer)
Supported Floppy
Disks
The USB Floppy Disk Drive supports
the following floppy disks:
• Windows
– 2DD (720 KB)
– 2HD (1.44 MB)
• Macintosh
– 2DD (720 KB)
– 2HD (1.44 MB)
– 2HD (Mac standard format)

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Overview
Continued
Parts and
Functions
This section describes the USB Floppy
Disk Drive parts and functions.
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2
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1Status indicator
Indicates the status of the drive. It lights
when the floppy disk in the drive is
being accessed.
2Eject button
Push this button to eject a floppy disk
from the drive.
3USB connector
Use to connect the drive to your
computer.
Using the USB
Floppy Disk Drive
This section describes how to use the
USB Floppy Disk Drive.
To insert and eject a floppy disk
with Windows
1Holding a floppy disk label side
up, push it into the drive until
you hear a click.
2Perform the desired operations
with the floppy disk from your
computer.
3To eject the floppy disk, wait
until the status indicator goes
off, and then push the eject
button.
Note
Do not eject the floppy disk from the
drive while the status indicator is on as
this may result in data loss or damage.
To insert and eject a floppy disk
with Macintosh
1Holding a floppy disk label side
up, push it into the drive until
you hear a click.
A floppy disk icon appears on your
desktop.
2Perform the desired operations
with the floppy disk from your
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3To eject the floppy disk, drag
the floppy disk icon to the trash
can on your desktop.
A message confirming that you can
eject the floppy disk from the drive
appears.
4Push the eject button of the
drive.
Notes
•Do not eject the floppy disk by pushing
the eject button before dragging the
floppy disk icon to the trash can as this
may result in data loss or damage.
•It is recommended to eject the floppy
disk from the drive before your
computer goes into sleep mode.
To write-protect a floppy disk
To prevent data on a floppy disk from
being overwritten, you can write-protect
the floppy disk. When the floppy disk is
write-protected, data cannot be saved on
it.
To write-protect a floppy disk, push the
write-protect tab as illustrated below.
To remove the write-protection on a
floppy disk, push the write-protect tab as
illustrated below.

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Installation
Continued
Installation
Installing the
Windows XP
Device Driver
Windows XP does not require a device
driver to use the USB Floppy Disk Drive
because the device driver is already
installed. It is automatically found when
you connect the drive to your computer.
Installing the
Windows Me
Device Driver
This section explains how to install the
USB Floppy Disk Drive device driver on
a system running Windows Me.
To install the device driver
1Insert USB Floppy Disk Drive
Device Driver CD-ROM into the
CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
2Connect the USB connector of
the USB Floppy Disk Drive to
the USB port of your computer.
The Add New Hardware wizard starts and
the following dialog box appears.
3Select “Specify the location of
the driver (Advanced)”, and
then click [Next].
The following dialog box appears.
4Select the “Specify a location”
check box and type
“X:\Win2000.ME”(where X is
your CD-ROM drive letter) in
the box.
Note
Make sure that all the other check boxes
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5Click [Next].
The following dialog box appears.
6Confirm the location of the
device driver.
Note
If the location is not
“X:\WIN2000.ME\SONYU2K.INF”
(where X is your CD-ROM drive letter),
click [Back] and return to step 3.
7Click [Next] to install the device
driver.
8When installation is complete,
click [Finish].
Installing the
Windows 2000
Device Driver
This section explains how to install the
USB Floppy Disk Drive device driver on
a system running Windows 2000.
To install the device driver
1Insert USB Floppy Disk Drive
Device Driver CD-ROM into the
CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
2Connect the USB connector of
the USB Floppy Disk Drive to
the USB port of your computer.
The Found New Hardware wizard
starts and the following dialog box
appears.

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Installation
3Click [Next].
The following dialog box appears.
4Select “Search for a suitable
driver for my device
(recommended)”, and then click
[Next].
The following dialog box appears.
5Select the “Specify a location”
check box.
Note
Make sure that all the other check
boxes are clear.
6Click [Next].
The following dialog box appears.
7In the “Copy manufacturer's
files from”box, type
“X:\Win2000.ME”(where X is
your CD-ROM drive letter), and
then click [OK].
The following dialog box appears.
8Confirm the location of the
device driver.
Note
If the driver location is not
“X:\win2000.me\sonyu2k.inf”(where X
is your CD-ROM drive letter), click
[Back] and return to step 4.
9Click [Next] to install the device
driver.
10 When installation is complete,
click [Finish].

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Installing the
Windows 98
Device Driver
This section explains how to install the
USB Floppy Disk Drive device driver on
a system running Windows 98.
To install the device driver
1Insert USB Floppy Disk Drive
Device Driver CD-ROM into the
CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
2Connect the USB connector of
the USB Floppy Disk Drive to
the USB port of your computer.
The Add New Hardware wizard
starts and the following dialog box
appears.
3Click [Next].
The following dialog box appears.
4Select “Search for the best
drivers for your device
(Recommended)”, and then
click [Next].
The following dialog box appears.
5Select the “Specify a location”
check box and type “X:\Win98”
(where X is your CD-ROM drive
letter) in the box, and then click
[Next].
The following dialog box appears.

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6Confirm the location of the
device driver.
Note
If the location is not
“X:\WIN98\SONYUFD1.INF”(where X
is your CD-ROM drive letter), click
[Back] and return to step 4.
7Click [Next] to install the device
driver. When installation is
complete, click [Finish].
The following dialog box appears.
8Click [Next], and then repeat
steps 4 and 5.
When you are done, the following
dialog box appears.
9Select “The updated driver
(Recommended)”, and then
click [Next].
The following dialog box appears.
10 Confirm the location of the
device driver.
Note
If the location is not
“X:\WIN98\SONYUFD2.INF”(where X
is your CD-ROM drive letter), click
[Back] and return to step 9.
11 Click [Next] to install the device
driver.
12 When installation is complete,
click [Finish].

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Installing the Mac
OS 9.x/Mac OS X
Device Driver
Mac OS 9 or later, and Mac OS X 10.1
or later versions do not require a device
driver to use the USB Floppy Disk
Drive.
Notes
•With Mac OS X, format floppy disks with
the “Erase”command of the Disk Utility
and select the “Mac OS Standard”format.
•Mac OS X cannot format unformatted
floppy disks.
Installing the Mac
OS 8.6 Device
Driver
Mac OS 8.6 needs USB Mass Storage
Support 1.3.5 to use the USB Floppy
Disk Drive.
Visit the Apple Web site at the address
below to download USB Mass Storage
Support 1.3.5 and installation
instructions.
•http://docs.info.apple.com/
article.html?artnum=60394
Note
If you do not have an Apple ID, you must
create an account to access the USB Mass
Storage Support 1.3.5 article page. Follow the
instructions on the screen to create a new
account. After your account is created, the
USB Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 article page
opens automatically.

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Appendix
Appendix
Specifications
Power requirements
DC 4.75 to 5.25 V (powered by the USB
port)
Power consumption
0.5 A (2.5 W)
Operating temperature
5 to 35ºC (41 to 95ºF)
Operating humidity
20 to 80% RH (no condensation)
Storage environments
-20 to 55ºC (-4 to 131ºF) at 15 to 90%
RH (no condensation)
Supported floppy disks
3.5-inch micro floppy disk (2HD and
2DD)
Support formats
•Windows
–2DD (720 KB)
–2HD (1.44 MB)
•Macintosh
–2DD (720 KB)
–2HD (1.44 MB)
–2HD (Mac standard format)
Interface
USB
(MPF88E/MPF82E)
Dimensions (W×D×H)
Approx. 103 ×140 ×16.6 mm
(excluding cable and protrusions)
Weight
Approx. 280 g (MPF88E)
Approx. 270 g (MPF82E)

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Technical Support
Local technical support service
is only available in the following
sales regions.
●For customers in the USA
(Sony Electronics Inc.)
Monday to Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
CT
• Toll free: 1-800-588-3847
• Free telephone support is offered for
90 days after your first call. USA
technical support only: Web-based
technical support is free and available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Web site:
http://sony.storagesupport.com/
●For customers in Europe
Refer to “Customer Support and
Service” of the European guarantee
certificate.
●For customers in Australia
and New Zealand
(Sony Australia Limited)
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 6:00
p.m. EST
• Toll free: (Australia) 1300-13-7669
(NZ) 0800-7669-7895
• Web site:
www.sony.com.au/support.asp
• E-mail:
[email protected]
●For customers in Hong Kong
(Sony Corporation of Hong
Kong Service Center)
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Hotline: [phone]
• Product information Web site:
http://www.sony.com.hk/
Electronics/cp
●For customers in China
(Sony Corporation of Hong
Kong, China Customer Call
Center)
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.,
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Toll free: 86-800-810-2228
• Product information Web site:
http://www.sony.com.cn/
electronics/edmh/home.htm
• E-mail:
[email protected]
●For customers in Korea
(Sony Korea Corp.)
Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
CS center of Sony Korea
Tel.: [phone]
●For customers in Taiwan
(Sony Taiwan Limited)
Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Computer Peripheral Department
Tel.: [phone]
●For customers in Singapore,
Malaysia, Thailand, the
Philippines, Indonesia,
Vietnam, South Africa, and
India
(Sony Electronics Singapore
Pte. Ltd.)
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tel.: [phone]

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Technical Support
End User License Agreement
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The following “END USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT”applies to the USB Floppy
Disk Drive Device Driver software provided by
Sony. Please read the following “END USER
LICENSE AGREEMENT”before installing.
By installing the device driver software, you
agree to the “END USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT”.
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
This is a legal agreement between you
(hereafter referred to as the User) and Sony
Corporation (hereafter referred to as Sony)
pertaining to the right to use the USB Floppy
Disk Drive Device Driver software (hereafter
referred to as the PROGRAM). Using the
PROGRAM indicates your acceptance of these
terms and conclusion of the Agreement
between the User and Sony.
1Copyright and all other rights relating to the
PROGRAM and documents accompanying
the PROGRAM are owned by Sony or the
original rightful person or organization
(hereafter referred to as the original rightful
person) granting Sony the right to use the
PROGRAM. The User is granted no rights
other than those specified in this agreement.
2Sony grants the User the non-exclusive,
indivisible and non-transferable right to use
the PROGRAM for the purpose of using the
Sony product “USB floppy disk drive”for
which the PROGRAM designates.
3The User may not transfer the Right of Use
described above to any third party nor allow
for any third party to use the PROGRAM
unless the User obtains the advance written
permission of Sony.
4The User may not export or transport the
PROGRAM or documents accompanying the
PROGRAM from the country where the User
installed the PROGRAM to any other
country.
5The User may not (i) update, add to, or
modify nor (ii) de-assemble or de-compile
the PROGRAM either in whole or in part.
6THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED “AS IS”
WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR NON-DEFECTIVENESS.
7If any dispute relating to infringement of
copyright, patent, or other intangible property
rights arises between the User and a third
party as a consequence of use of the
PROGRAM, the User shall settle the dispute
at the User’s own expense, and shall make no
claim against Sony or the original rightful
person.
8Sony may terminate your license upon notice
for failure to comply with any of these
Terms. Any such termination shall not affect
any payments, any compensation for damage.
Upon termination, you must immediately
destroy the Software together with all copies
in any form.
9This Agreement has several non-English
language versions for the reference purpose
only. In the event of any discrepancy
between the English language version and
any other language version, the English
language version shall prevail.

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Table des matières
Aperçu.................................. 3
Aperçu ................................................. 3
Contenu de la boîte .............................. 3
Conditions système.............................. 3
Disquettes acceptées ............................ 3
Nomenclature ...................................... 4
Utilisation du lecteur de
disquette USB ...................................... 4
Installation ........................... 6
Installation du pilote de périphérique
Windows XP........................................ 6
Installation du pilote de périphérique
Windows Me ....................................... 6
Installation du pilote de périphérique
Windows 2000..................................... 7
Installation du pilote de périphérique
Windows 98......................................... 9
Installation du pilote de périphérique
Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X...................... 11
Installation du pilote de périphérique
Mac OS 8.6 ........................................ 11
Appendice.......................... 12
Spécifications .................................... 12
Support technique ............ 13
Accord de licence
utilisateur ........................... 15
Avant d’utiliser le lecteur pour la
première fois, vous devez installer le
pilote sur l’ordinateur.
Avant de raccorder le lecteur, reportez-
vous à la page 6 pour plus de détails sur
la procédure d’installation du pilote.
Consultez également l’accord de licence
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Le lecteur de disquette USB est un
lecteur portable compatible avec les
systèmes Windows et Macintosh,
raccordéet alimentévia une interface
USB.
Contenu de la boîte
Chaque boîte contient les articles
suivants :
•Lecteur de disquette USB MPF88E/
MPF82E
•Mode d’emploi (ce guide)
•CD-ROM du pilote de périphérique
pour le lecteur de disquette USB
Conditions
système
Le lecteur de disquette USB nécessite la
configuration système minimale suivante :
•Ordinateur personnel compatible PC/
AT
–Windows 98, Windows 2000
Professional, Windows Me ou
Windows XP préinstallés
–Port USB
–Lecteur CD-ROM (ou périphérique
pouvant lire les CD-ROM)
•Système Macintosh
–Power Mac G4, G4 Cube, iMac,
iBook, PowerBook G4
–Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9 ou une
version ultérieure, Mac OS X 10.1
ou une version ultérieure
préinstallée
Remarques
•Mac OS X 10.0 ne prend pas en
charge ce lecteur.
•Sous Mac OS X, formatez les
disquettes àl’aide de la commande
«Effacer »de l'utilitaire de disque et
sélectionnez le format «Mac OS
Standard ».
•Mac OS X ne peut formater les
disquettes non formatées.
–Port USB (connecteur USB sur
ordinateur Macintosh)
Disquettes
acceptées
Le lecteur de disquette USB accepte les
disquettes suivantes :
•Windows
–2DD (720 KB)
–2HD (1.44 MB)
•Macintosh
–2DD (720 KB)
–2HD (1.44 MB)
–2HD (Format standard Mac)
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Nomenclature
Cette section décrit les pièces et les
fonctions du lecteur de disquette USB.
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2
3
1Indicateur Status
Indique l’état du lecteur. Il s’allume lors
de l’accès àla disquette dans le lecteur.
2Bouton Eject
Appuyer sur ce bouton pour éjecter une
disquette du lecteur.
3Connecteur USB
A utiliser pour raccorder le lecteur à
l’ordinateur.
Utilisation du
lecteur de
disquette USB
Cette section décrit comment utiliser le
lecteur de disquette USB.
Pour insérer ou éjecter une
disquette avec Windows
1Tenir une disquette avec
l’étiquette face vers le haut et la
pousser dans le lecteur jusqu’à
entendre un clic.
2Effectuer les opérations
souhaitées avec la disquette à
partir de l’ordinateur.
3Pour éjecter la disquette,
attendre que l’indicateur Status
s’éteigne, puis appuyer sur le
bouton Eject.
Remarque
Ne pas éjecter la disquette du lecteur alors
que l’indicateur Status est alluméau
risque d’endommager ou de perdre des
données.
Pour insérer et éjecter une
disquette avec Macintosh
1Tenir une disquette avec
l’étiquette face vers le haut et la
pousser dans le lecteur jusqu’à
entendre un clic.
Une icône de disquette apparaît dans
le bureau.

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2Effectuer les opérations
souhaitées avec la disquette à
partir de l’ordinateur.
3Pour éjecter la disquette,
glisser l’icône de disquette dans
la corbeille.
Un message apparaît confirmant la
possibilitéd’éjecter la disquette du
lecteur.
4Appuyer sur le bouton Eject du
lecteur.
Remarques
•Ne pas essayer d’éjecter la disquette en
appuyant sur le bouton Eject sans avoir
au préalable glissél’icône de disquette
dans la corbeille car il y a un risque de
perte de données ou de dommages.
•Il est recommandéd’éjecter la disquette
du lecteur avant que l’ordinateur se
mette en mode veille.
Pour protéger une disquette
contre l’écriture
Pour éviter d’écrire sur des données déjà
présentes dans une disquette, il est
possible de protéger cette dernière contre
l’écriture. Lorsque la disquette est
protégée contre l’écriture, il n’est pas
possible non plus d’enregistrer les
données.
Pour protéger la disquette contre
l’écriture, pousser la languette de
protection tel qu’illustréci-dessous.
Pour retirer la protection contre
l’écriture de la disquette, pousser la
languette tel qu’illustréci-dessous.

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Installation
Installation du
pilote de
périphérique
Windows XP
Windows XP ne nécessite pas un pilote
de périphérique pour utiliser le lecteur de
disquette USB car il est déjàinstallé. Il
est automatiquement détectélorsque le
lecteur est raccordéàl’ordinateur.
Installation du
pilote de
périphérique
Windows Me
Cette section explique comment installer
le pilote de périphérique pour le lecteur
de disquette USB pour un système
d’exploitation Windows Me.
Pour installer le pilote de
périphérique
1Insérer le CD-ROM du pilote
pour le lecteur de disquette
USB dans le lecteur CD-ROM
de l’ordinateur.
2Raccordez le connecteur USB
du lecteur de disquette USB au
port USB de votre ordinateur.
Le message d’invite «Add New
Hardware »démarre et la boîte de
dialogue suivante apparaît.
3Sélectionner «Specify the
location of the driver
(Advanced) », puis cliquer sur
[Next].
La boîte de dialogue suivante apparaît.