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Originally Posted by nlm
I'm a brand new (several hour) Kindle user. I tested out the USB connection to try to charge the device and got a message that I needed to "dismount" the device in order to use while charging. Couldn't figure out how to do it after checking my computer manual and Kindle Welcome info. (I'm a Windows XP user). I also read that I need to do something similar to upload MP3 files. Would very much appreciate any explanation! (teenage son expert away for summer!)
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Dismounting just makes sure that no data is going through the USB cable. You can dismount a drive by clicking on the USB icon in your Windows toolbar - usually bottom right on most people's computers. Or, do it through Explorer as Daffy mentioned.
As long as you are not in the process of transferring files, then it is fine to just pull the USB cable out of the computer and put it back in charging off the wall if you want. But in order to tell the Kindle that you are all done with file transfer and you just want to read, while it's still plugged into the PC, you have to formally dismount it, so the Kindle will understand that you are leaving the USB plugged in just for power.