Creative GCD-R542B manual Installing Your Drive, IDE CD-ROM interface card

If you have purchased the drive with an IDE CD-ROM interface card, get the interface card ready (see Figure 2-2).

Figure 2-2: IDE CD-ROM interface card.

If you have an audio card installed in your system, get a CD audio cable ready (see Figure 2-3).

Figure 2-3: CD audio cable.

The rest of this chapter shows you how to:

❑Install Your CD-ROM Drive

❑Install the Software

❑Test Your Installation

Installing Your Drive

To install your CD-ROM drive, you need to do the following:

❑Insert Your Drive into Your System

❑Connect Cables to Your Drive’s Rear Panel

❑Connect Cables to Your Card

Setting Up Your CD-ROM Drive 2-2