IBM 22P6959 manual Care and maintenance, Caring for a CD or DVD, Click DVD Region

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Region code	Region

1	U.S., Canada

2	Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Japan

3	Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Korea

4	Latin America, Australia, New Zealand

5	Former Soviet Union, the rest of Africa, India

6	People’s Republic of China

You will be prompted for the initial region selection. If you insert a DVD with a different region code than the initial region-code, DVD Express will ask if you want to change the region code setting. You can change the region code from your initial setting up to four times after setting the initial region code. After the region code has been changed from its initial setting four times, it is fixed and can no longer be changed. To change the region code, you must have a DVD with the new region-code settings

To display the region-code status, follow these instructions:

1.In the DVD Express window, click DVD Options.

2.Click DVD Region.

Care and maintenance

This section includes information on taking care of your CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive and the CDs and DVDs that you use with the drive.

Caring for a CD or DVD

Digital discs are high-density media that must be handled with care and kept clean to ensure that they remain readable. The following precautions help to prolong the life of your discs.

Attention: Wiping a disc using a circular motion can damage the disc and cause data loss.

vHandle the disc by the edges or the center hole. Do not touch the surface of the disc.

vTo remove dust or fingerprints, wipe the disc from the center to the edge with a soft, lint-free cloth.

vDo not write on the surface.

vDo not place the disc in direct sunlight.

vDo not use commercial cleaners to clean the disc.

vDo not bend the disc.

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Contents CD-RW/DVD-ROM Page Iii Safety read firstIv IBM 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive User’s Guide Contents Appendix E. Product warranty and notices Part 2 Appendixes Part 1 Installation and user’s guideAbout this book Registering your optionPage Product description Installation and user’s guideHandling precautions Installation requirementsBefore you begin Drive controls and connectors Opening the computer Installing the driveUnpacking the drive Selecting an IDE connector Attaching the cables to the drive Mounting the drive in the bayCompleting the hardware installation Installing the CD-RW and DVD software Updating your computer configurationUsing CD-R and CD-RW discs Setting up your computer for DVD video playbackClick Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel DVD region codes Viewing a DVD movieCaring for a CD or DVD Care and maintenanceClick DVD Region Manually ejecting a disc Caring for the CD-RW / DVD-ROM Combination DriveClick Start --Programs --MyCD Creating data CDs or backing up data files14IBM 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive User’s Guide Physical specifications Appendix A. Product specificationsPower requirements Write speeds Read speedsAppendix B. Problem solving Disc cannot be read. Take the following actions Check Auto Insert Notification There is no sound from the discVideo appears to be choppy or is dropping frames 4IBM 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive User’s Guide Enabling DMA for Windows Click Start--Settings--Control Panel Click the Transfer Mode menu and select DMA if availableEnabling DMA for Windows NT Telephone technical support Appendix D. Help and service informationSupport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Extent of Warranty Appendix E. Product warranty and noticesIBM Statement of Limited Warranty Part 1 General Terms IBM Warranty for MachinesWarranty Service Items Not Covered by WarrantyANY Kind Limitation of Liability North America Part 2 Country-unique TermsGoverning Law Americas BrazilCAMBODIA, LAOS, and Vietnam CanadaUnited States Asia Pacific AustraliaIndia Hong Kong and MacauJapan PEOPLE’S Republic of China PRC NEW ZealandEUROPE, Middle EAST, Africa Emea Governing Law Egypt Austria and GermanyIreland FranceItaly United Kingdom 12IBM 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive User’s Guide Federal Communications Commission FCC statement TrademarksElectronic Emission notices European Union emission directive Industry Canada Class B emission compliance statementAvis de conformite a la reglementation d’Industrie Canada Deutsche EMV-Direktive electromagnetische VerträglichkeitUnione Europea Directiva EMC Conformidad électromagnética Union Européenne Directive Conformité électromagnétiqueUnion Europea Normativa EMC 16IBM 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive User’s Guide Page Part Number 22P6959 1P P/N 22P6959