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About this book

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Registering your option . . .

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Installation and User’s Guide

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

Installation requirements

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Before you begin

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Handling precautions

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Drive controls and connectors

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Installing the drive

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Step 1. Opening the computer

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Step 2. Unpacking the drive

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Setting up your computer for DVD video playback

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Enabling the DMA settings

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Installing the MPEG-2 decoding software

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Viewing a DVD movie

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DVD region codes

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Using the DVD-RAM Read function

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Using single- and double-sidedDVD-RAM media

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Removing the disc from the cartridge

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Precautions for handling

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Care and maintenance

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Caring for a CD or DVD

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Caring for the DVD-ROM drive

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Manually ejecting a disc

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Installing the drive in slimline IBM systems

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Power and signal cables for internal drives

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Loading components-small form factor desktop model

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Installing an optical drive-small form factor desktop model

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Appendix A. Product specifications

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Appendix B. Problem solving

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Appendix C. Customizing the device-driver configuration settings

 

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

 

and Windows Me device drivers

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Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters for Windows 95,

 

Windows 98, and Windows Me

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