Table of Content
1. The Floppy Disk Drive
2. The CD-ROM Drive
3. The USB Mass Storage Device
4. The CD-RW Drive
5. CD-Creator
6. GnomeToaster
Besides the main components which make up the modern PC, there are many optional peripherals which can be attached to it and when these are properly utilized they can contribute to make the computing environment and experience more convenient, productive and pleasant. The more common peripherals include:
- printer
- scanner
- mass storage devices
In this chapter we shall be looking at how to access and use the common peripheral mass storage devices,
- floppy disk drive
- CD-ROM drive
- USB mass storage device
- CD-RW drive
Setting up and using a printer and scanner will be covered in the next chapter.
Note:
The method for accessing the mass storage peripherals described below are based on GNOME version 2.4. A new version of GNOME, version 2.6, came out while this guide is being written. In GNOME 2.6 the right-clicking on the Desktop and selecting Disks method has been deprecated. The new method is to use the Computer icon located on the Desktop. Double-click on the Computer icon, and it will display all the system devices as well as the filesystem.
Click to view screen shot Fig 4.1 Accessing System Devices and Filesystem in GNOME 2.6.
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This tutorial is based on the "User Guide to Using the Linux Desktop", originally published by United Nations Development Programmes, Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP). The guide is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).
This material may be reproduced, republished and incorporated into further works provided acknowledgment is given to UNDP-APDIP.
Please note that the screen shots in this tutorial are of Fedora Linux (an open source Linux sponsored by Red Hat). Your screen may look somewhat different.
