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USB Devices
A Double-click on the notification area and select the USB device, then click [Stop].
B Follow the on-screen instructions.
z These steps are not necessary when;
• Removing the device after turning off the computer.
• or is not displayed.
• The device does not appear in the list in step A.
2 Remove the USB device.
CAUTION
<Only for model with Smart card slot>
z If you double-click or , [USB Smart Card Reader] is displayed in the list, but do not select this item. Removing
this item is not possible. Restart the computer in case you select this.
NOTE
z You may need to install the driver for the USB device. Follow the on-screen instructions or refer to the instruction man-
ual of the USB device.
z You may need to install the driver again when connecting the device to another port.
z When a USB device is connected, sleep
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and hibernation may not function normally. If the computer does not start up
normally, remove the USB device and restart the computer.
z When the USB device is removed and then inserted while the computer is on, or may appear in the Device Man-
ager and the device may not be correctly recognized. In this case, remove and connect the device again, or restart the
computer.
z When the USB device is connected, power consumption increases. Remove the USB device when it is not in use,
especially when operating by battery power.
z If the computer enters sleep or hibernation while a USB keyboard or mouse is connected, touching the USB keyboard
keys or mouse will resume the computer.
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Windows XP: standby