IBM 37L1388 manual Before you begin, 10 40X-17X Internal IDE CD-ROM Drive

Before you begin

Read the following information before you start your installation.

The

installer

of

the

drive

will have

to

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Determine

which

IDE

port

to

use

and the corresponding

configuration

setting

2.

Set

the

configuration

jumper

on

the

drive

(and

possibly

make

changes

to

the

configuration

settings

of

other

devices)

3.

Physically

install

the

drive

in

a drive

bay

4.

Configure

the

system

5.

Install

a

device

driver

If you

do

not

understand

these

procedures,

or

are

unsure

about

your

ability

to

perform

all

the

procedures

described,

have

a

qualified

computer

technician install the CD-ROM

drive

for

you,

or

call

an

IBM

technical-support

representative.

System requirements

Before

you

begin

installing

the

drive,

be

sure

your

computer

meets

the

following

system

requirements.

Minimum

processor:

80486

Minimum

RAM:

4

MB

6

3.5-inch, 1.44 MB

or

2.88

MB

diskette

drive

Available

IDE

connection

Available

internal

power

connection

Available

drive

bay

One

of

the

following

operating

systems:

–

Microsoft

Windows

NT

4.0

or

later

–

Microsoft

Windows

95

or

Windows

98

–

OS/2

3.0

or

later

Handling

instructions

To protect your CD-ROM drive during installation, observe the following precautions.

Handle the drive with

care. Dropping

or jarring

the

drive

can

damage

the

components

inside

the drive

housing.

Keep

the

CD-ROM

drive

in

its

antistatic

bag

until

you

are

ready

to

install the

drive

in

your

computer.

Limit

your movement.

Movement

can

cause static

electricity

buildup.

Do

not

force

insertion

of

the

power

cable. Doing so

might

damage

the

connector

or

the

drive.

6 When referring to memory storage capacity, MB means approximately 1 000 000 bytes; total user-accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment.

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