II. HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Inserting Your DVD-ROM Drive into Your Computer

Insert the DVD-ROM Drive into one of the free 5.25-inch bays available for disk drives.

NOTE: Do not slide the drive completely into the vacant drive bay. Leave some space at the rear so that it will be easier for you to connect cables to your drive.

Connecting Cables to the DVD-ROM Drive

Pin 1

Audio Cable

Red stripe (IDE Ribbon Cable)

Power Supply Cable

1.Connect an unused power supply cable to the back ¿ of your DVD-ROM Drive.

2.Connect the 40-pin IDE ribbon cable to the back ¡ of your DVD-ROM Drive.

NOTE: Orient the red stripe on the cable with Pin 1 of the DVD-ROM Drive’s IDE Interface connector.

3.If you have a sound card, connect the 4-pin CD audio cable to the DVD-ROM Drive’s Analog Audio line out connector 4. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.

NOTE: If the pin definitions on your sound card are not the same as that (see preceding section) on your DVD-ROM Drive, check with your dealer for a compatible cable.

4.If you do not have a sound card, plug earphones, headphones, or powered/self- amplified speakers to the Headphone Jack on your DVD-ROM’s front panel (see DVD-ROM DRIVE OPERATION). Set the volume controls of your drive and powered/self-amplified speakers to minimum before starting or restarting your computer. This will prevent possible damage to the earphones, headphones, or speakers.

NOTE: The Headphone Jack is used solely for headphones.

II. HardwareInstallaton

ASUS High-Speed DVD-ROM Drive

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