Sony VAIO VGN-P500 Series User Manual page 71

Disconnecting an Optical Disc Drive
You can disconnect an optical disc drive when your computer is on or off. Disconnecting the drive when the computer is in a
power saving mode (Sleep or Hibernate) may cause the computer to malfunction.
To disconnect an optical disc drive
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To disconnect an optical disc drive when your computer is off, skip steps 1 to 5.
1 Close all software applications accessing the optical disc drive.
2 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar.
3 Select the optical disc drive you want to disconnect.
4 Click Stop.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to disconnect the optical disc drive.
6 Disconnect the optical disc drive from the computer.
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