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Subject:    KDE/kdebase/doc/userguide
From:       Philip Rodrigues <phil () kde ! org>
Date:       2006-02-11 17:21:28
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SVN commit 508412 by philrod:

Add description of removable devices from Edward Haven



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 <sect1 id="removable-disks">
-<!-- Uncomment the <*info> below and add your name to be -->
-<!-- credited for writing this section. -->
 
-<!--
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 <authorgroup>
 <author>
-<firstname>Your First Name here</firstname>
-<surname>Your Surname here </surname>
+<firstname>Edward</firstname>
+<surname>Haven</surname>
 </author>
 </authorgroup>
 </sect1info>
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-<title>Removable Disks</title>
+<title>Removable Devices</title>
 
-<para>About mounting disks, configuring the desktop devices, auto
-mounting</para>
+<para>For &kde; to use any device, removable or not, the device must
+first be mounted. When a device is mounted, &kde; gets all the needed
+information about the device: how to read it, how to write information to
+it, and much more.</para>
 
+<para>Now that we have an understanding of what mounting is let's see
+how to mount a device. The use of a device is controlled by the operating
+system and it is important your operating system has tools for managing
+these devices. &kde; can also auto mount devices, working with
+<acronym>HAL</acronym> (Hardware Abstraction Layer). Your distribution
+should have set up <acronym>HAL</acronym> automatically; if not,
+consult the documentation provided by your distribution.</para>
+
+<para>There are several ways to find the list of media devices: use
+whichever one suits you best:
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem>
+<para>Enter <userinput>media:/</userinput> or
+<userinput>system:/media</userinput> into the &konqueror; location bar.</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem>
+<para>Navigate to it by clicking on the <guilabel>Services</guilabel>
+tab in &konqueror;'s Navigation Panel, them selecting <guilabel>Storage
+Media</guilabel>.</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem>
+<para>Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Storage Media</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice> from the &konqueror; menus.</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem>
+<para>Click the <guilabel>System</guilabel> desktop icon, then from
+the window that appears, click on <guilabel>Storage
+Media</guilabel>.</para>
+</listitem>
+
+</itemizedlist>
+</para>
+
+<para>The <guilabel>Storage Media</guilabel> location (also known as
+the media:/ protocol) will show all devices which are recognized by
+&kde;, including the hard drive and &CD; and <acronym>DVD</acronym>
+drives, as well as <acronym>USB</acronym> and Firewire devices,
+provided that your distribution is set up correctly to tell &kde;
+about them.</para>
+
 <!-- Add links to "further reading" here -->
 <itemizedlist>
 <title>Related Information</title>
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