IBM 10K3799 manual Installation and User’s Guide, Product description, Installation requirements

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Installation and User’s Guide

This section contains the product description, hardware and software installation instructions, and operating information for the IBM® 8X Slimline DVD-ROM drive.

Product description

This option package is intended for multimedia applications. The drive comes with a CD containing MPEG-2 decoding software for Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 Workstation, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

In addition to this guide, your option package includes the following:

vIBM 8X Slimline DVD-ROM drive

vOne combo cable

vOne MPEG-2 software CD

vOne Safety Information manual

vLaser safety guide

Contact your place of purchase if an item is missing or damaged. Be sure to retain your proof of purchase; it might be required to receive warranty service. See “Appendix D. Help and service information” on page D-1for technical support information.

Your drive can read many DVD and CD formats, including DVD video, DVD-RAM, video CD, and audio CD formats. However, you must install the included MPEG-2 software to play video files. The drive also reads multiple-session, extended architecture (XA) discs, such as the Kodak Photo CD. This drive delivers data at up to 24 times the standard CD-ROM drive speed (24X), and is designed for installation in a personal computer that has a slimline bay and uses integrated drive electronics (IDE) or enhanced IDE (EIDE) architecture.

Installation requirements

Be sure that your computer meets the following system requirements before installing the drive:

vMinimum microprocessor: Intel® Pentium® 133MHz (for MPEG-2 decoding)

vMinimum RAM: 32 MB

vWindows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows Me

vAn available slimline drive bay

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2001

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Contents 8X Slimline DVD-ROM Drive Page Contents Appendix D. Help and service information Safety Read first Vi 8X Slimline DVD-ROM Drive User’s Guide About this book Part 1 Installation and User’s GuideRegistering your option Part 2 AppendixesViii 8X Slimline DVD-ROM Drive User’s Guide Installation and User’s Guide Installation requirementsProduct description Before you begin Handling precautionsInstalling the drive Drive controls and connectorsOpening the computer Front view of the driveEnabling the DMA settings Setting up your computer for DVD video playbackInstalling the MPEG-2 decoding software Unpacking the driveDVD region codes Viewing a DVD movieClick Mediamatics DVD Player Click DVD RegionUsing single- and double-sided DVD-RAM media Using the DVD-RAM Read functionWhen handling the bare media Removing the disc from the cartridgePrecautions for handling Care and maintenanceCaring for a CD or DVD Manually ejecting a disc Caring for the DVD-ROM drivePower and signal cables for internal drives Installing the drive in slimline IBM systemsDimm Loading components-small form factor desktop modelInstalling an optical drive-small form factor desktop model 48X Slimline DVD-ROM Drive User’s Guide Appendix A. Product specifications Physical specificationsPower requirements Drive-performance specifications Media speedsMedia Compatibility DVD-RAM 48X Slimline DVD-ROM Drive User’s Guide Appendix B. Problem solving 28X Slimline DVD-ROM Drive User’s Guide Appendix B. Problem solving You receive a common error message Disc cannot be read. Take the following actionsThere is no sound from the disc Video appears to be choppy or is dropping frames Check Auto Insert Notification68X Slimline DVD-ROM Drive User’s Guide Changing the Windows 2000 DMA parameter setting Click Control Panel Enabling DMA for Windows NTTelephone technical support Appendix D. Help and service informationSupport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Appendix E. Product warranties and notices IBM Warranty for MachinesExtent of Warranty Items Not Covered by WarrantyWarranty Service Appendix E. Product warranties and notices Limitation of Liability Production StatusIBM Warranty for Machines Warranties of ANY Kind Production Status Asia Pacific Part 2 Worldwide Country-Unique TermsFollowing terms apply to all Emea countries EUROPE, Middle EAST, Africa EmeaFollowing terms apply to the country specified Appendix E. Product warranties and notices North America IBM TrademarksFederal Communications Commission FCC Statement Avis de conformite a la reglementation d’Industrie Canada Industry Canada Class B emission compliance statementDeutsche EMV-Direktive electromagnetische Verträglichkeit European Union emission directiveUnion Europea Normativa EMC Unione Europea Directiva EMC Conformidad électromagnéticaAppendix E. Product warranties and notices 188X Slimline DVD-ROM Drive User’s Guide Page Part Number 10K3799 1P P/N 10K3799