IBM 09N4076 manual System requirements, Part 1 Installation and usage guide

System requirements

Before

you

begin

installing

the

drive, be

sure

your

computer

meets

the

following

system

requirements.

Ÿ

Minimum

microprocessor: Intel

Pentium



processor

(or

the

equivalent)

Ÿ

Minimum

RAM:

16

MB

4

Ÿ

3.5-inch diskette drive

Ÿ

Available

IDE

connection

Ÿ

Available

internal

power

connection

Ÿ

Available

drive

bay

Ÿ

One

of

the

following

operating

systems:

–

Microsoft

Windows

NT

Workstation

4.0

–

Microsoft

Windows

95

or

Windows

98

–Microsoft Windows 2000

You	may	need	a	flathead	or	phillips screwdriver to	complete the	installation.	You
may	also	need	to	refer	to	the documentation that	comes with	your computer.	Be sure
to	have	the	documentation		available.

Handling

instructions

To

protect

your

CD-RW

drive

during

installation,

observe

the

following

precautions:

Ÿ

Handle

the

drive

with

care.

Dropping or

jarring

the

drive

can

damage

the

components

inside

the drive

housing.

Ÿ

Keep

the

CD-RW drive in

its

antistatic

bag

until

you

are

ready

to

install the drive

in

your

computer.

Limit

your

movement.

Movement

can

cause

static

electricity

buildup.

Ÿ

Do

not

force

insertion

of

the power

cable. Doing

so might

damage

the

connector

or

the

drive.

4 When referring to memory storage capacity, MB means approximately 1 000 000 bytes; total user-accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment.

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