IBM 10K3799 Contents

Contents

Safety: Read first ....................v

About this book ....................vii

Registering your option ..................vii

Installation and User’s Guide ...............1-1

Product description ...................1-1

Installationrequirements..................1-1

Beforeyoubegin....................1-2

Handlingprecautions..................1-2

Drive controls and connectors ...............1-3

Installing the drive....................1-3

Step1.Openingthecomputer...............1-3

Step 2. Unpacking the drive ...............1-4

Setting up your computer for DVD video playback ........1-4

Enabling the DMA settings ................1-4

Installing the MPEG-2 decoding software ...........1-4

ViewingaDVDmovie..................1-5

DVDregioncodes...................1-5

Using the DVD-RAM Read function ..............1-6

Using single- and double-sided DVD-RAM media ........1-6

Removing the disc from the cartridge ............1-6

Precautions for handling.................1-7

Care and maintenance ..................1-7

CaringforaCDorDVD.................1-7

Caring for the DVD-ROM drive ..............1-8

Manually ejecting a disc .................1-8

Installing the drive in slimline IBM systems ..........2-1

Power and signal cables for internal drives ...........2-1

Loading components-small form factor desktop model.......2-2

Installing an optical drive-small form factor desktop model ......2-3

Appendix A. Product specifications .............A-1

Appendix B. Problem solving ...............B-1

Appendix C. Customizing the device-driver configuration settings C-1

Changing the Windows 95, Windows 98, WindowsNT 4.0, Windows 2000,

and Windows Me device drivers ..............C-1

Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters for Windows95,

Windows 98, and Windows Me .............C-1