Installing the Drive
Toinstall the drive into your computer, use the following steps.
Step 1. Opening the computer
Toopen your computer, do the following:
1. Turnoff the computer and all attached devices.
2. Unplug the power cords for the computer and all attached devices.
3. Remove the cover from the computer.
Step 2. Unpacking the drive
Tounpack the drive, do the following:
1. In order to discharge any accumulated static electricity,touch an unpainted
metal surface for at least two seconds. Takethe bag that the drive is packed
in and touch it to an unpainted metal surface for at least two seconds.
2. Remove the drive from the bag.
If you must put the drive down, place the antistatic bag on a flat padded
surface, such as a magazine, and place the drive on the bag with the
component side facing up.
Step 3. Selecting an IDE port
Newer computers typically have two IDE ports. If your computer has two IDE
ports, use the secondary IDE port to connect the CD-RW drive. Typicallythe
secondary IDE port is adjacent to the primary IDE port that connects to your
hard disk drive. The IDE port you select and the cable position you select will
determine which configuration jumper setting you will use for the drive. See
“Step 4. Setting the configuration jumper”on page1-7 for instructions on
setting the configuration jumper.
vIf you have two IDE ports, connect the CD-RW drive to the secondary IDE
port with the IDE cable that comes with your drive. If the CD-RW drive is
the only device on the secondary IDE port, you will use the master
configuration setting. If there is another device on the secondary port in
addition to the CD-RW drive, you will use the slave configuration setting.
vIf you must attach the CD-RW drive to the same IDE port as a faster device,
such as a hard disk drive, use the slave setting for the CD-RWdrive and the
master setting for the faster device. In some instances, the hard disk drive
might require a master-with-slave-presentsetting when another device on
the same cable is configured as a slave. For further information on setting
configuration jumpers on other devices, refer to the documentation that
came with your computer or with the device in question.
1-6 12x8x32Internal IDE CD-RW Drive: User’s Guide