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Start Up
Note: You can plug the USB cable into your computer and unplug it while
the computer is running ( "hot plug & play"). Remove the cable fro m the
computer when d oing so, n ever remove t he cable f rom the d rive when
the computer is on.
For optimal performance, the Freecom Mo bile DVD RW Recorder should
always be connected to a USB 2.0/Firewi re port.
Attention! Before switching off t he Freecom Mobile DVD RW Rec order
manually, make sure to safely remove t he Freecom Mobi le DVD RW Re-
corder via your operating system (the „unplug or eject hardware“ option
in the Windows taskbar). Failing to do s o may result in loss of data .
1.2 Driver Installation
Under Windows 2000 , XP and Vista a separate driver is not required. The drivers will be
installed automatically by the ope rating system after plugging in the Freecom Mobile
DVD RW Recorder into the USB port of your computer.
Your Freecom Mobile DVD RW Recorder is fully backwards compatible with USB 1.1. The
installation for USB 1.1 is the same as described below for USB 2.0.
1.3 Allocation of the drive let ter to the Freecom drive
After successfully completing the installation of the Freecom Mobile DVD RW Recorder,
a new drive letter is assigned automati cally (the first available letter after the internal
Mobile DVD RW Recorders). This can shift the drive letter of an internal CD-ROM drive
(for example, 'D' to 'E'). If this leads to problems, it is p ossible to change the drive letter
assignment as follows:
1. Click "Start" - "Settings" - "Control Panel" - "Administration" - "Computer Administra-
tion".
2. Click "Disk Maintenance" and then select the Freecom drive.
3. In the "Operation" menu ("Action" in Windows XP), selec t All Tasks an d then click
Change drive letter and path.
4. In the next window, click "Change" and sele ct a drive letter in A ssign the following
drive letters.
5. Click "Yes" to confirm your change.