Addonics Technologies Mobile DVD/CDRW

Addonics Technologies – Mobile DVD/CDRW Users Guide v 2.0 10

For Sony and Sharp Notebook users Alternative installation procedures

If you encountered system locked up using our standard installation procedures

(Most common with Window 98 SE, Sharp and Sony Notebook computers and

computers with Ricoh Cardbus/PCMCIA Controller) please try to reinstall

using the procedures outlined below:

1. Before installing the CardBus driver, make sure the CardBus is not

Inserted into the PC Card slot.

2. Boot up the system and insert the CardBus driver diskette into Floppy

Drive A

3. Click on the START button, then Settings and open the Control Panel

4. Click on the ADD NEW HARDWARE icon

5. Click NEXT and NEXT again, the screen will say Windows Will Now

Search FOR PNP DEVICES, DO YOU WANT WINDOWS TO

6. Choose NO, I WANT TO SELECT THE HARDWARE FROM A LIST

7. Click NEXT

8. Select HARD DISK CONTROLLERS from the hardware list

9. Click NEXT, and then click HAVE DISK

10. Type A:\Window9x, then click OK

11. Highlight ADDONICS CARDBUS IDE CONTROLLER, then click

FINISH.

12. Shut down the system. Reboot the system with the CardBus inserted

Inside the PC CARD slot. Make sure the DVD drive is connected to the

Other end of the CardBUS cable and the Drive is powered on.

13. The initialization of the DVD drive may take up to 40 seconds. During

This time, mouse moving may be sluggish. After completing the

Initialization, a new CD ROM drive icon should appear in the My

Computer. You are now ready to use the DVD drive to install the Power

DVD MPEG II decoding software.