IBM 10K0001 manual Installation and users guide, Product description, Installation requirements

Installation and user's guide

This section contains the product description, hardware and software installation instructions, and operating information for the IBM® 16X Max DVD-ROM Drive.

Product description

This option package is intended for multimedia applications. The drive comes with a CD containing MPEG-2 decoder software for Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 Workstation, and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

In addition to this guide, your option package includes the following:

vIBM 16X Max DVD-ROM Drive

vFour mounting screws (M3 x 5-mm, slotted)

vIDE cable for connecting two IDE devices

vOne black or two white bezels, depending on your option, for use on specific IBM systems

vInternal audio ″Y″ cable

vMPEG-2 software CD

vSafety information manual

vLaser safety guide

Contact your place of purchase if an item is missing or damaged. Be sure to retain your proof of purchase; it might be required to receive warranty service. See ªAppendix B. Help and service informationº on page B-1 for technical support information.

Your drive can read many DVD and CD formats, including DVD video, video CD, and audio CD formats. However, you must install the included MPEG-2 software to play video files. The drive also reads multiple-session, extended architecture (XA) discs, such as the Kodak Photo CD. This drive delivers data at up to 40 times the standard CD-ROM drive speed (40X), and is designed for installation in a personal computer that uses integrated drive electronics (IDE) or enhanced IDE (EIDE) architecture.

Installation requirements

Be sure that your computer meets the following system requirements before installing the drive:

vMinimum microprocessor: Intel® Pentium® II 233MHz

vMinimum RAM: 32 MB

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