About this book, Registering your option | IBM 22P6959 specification

About this book

This manual contains instructions for installing and using the IBM® 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive. The manual is divided into the following parts:

Part 1: Installation and user’s guide

This guide contains the product description and installation instructions in the following languages:

vEnglish

vFrench

vSpanish

vItalian

vBrazilian Portuguese

vTraditional Chinese

vJapanese

Part 2: Appendixes

This section contains device-driver, problem-solving, help and service, warranty, and notice information.

Note: The illustrations in this manual might be slightly different from your hardware.

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Contents

CD-RW/DVD-ROM Page Iii Safety read first Iv IBM 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive User’s Guide Contents Appendix E. Product warranty and notices Part 2 Appendixes Part 1 Installation and user’s guideAbout this book Registering your optionPage Product description Installation and user’s guide Handling precautions Installation requirementsBefore you begin Drive controls and connectors Opening the computer Installing the driveUnpacking the drive Selecting an IDE connector Attaching the cables to the drive Mounting the drive in the bay Completing the hardware installation Installing the CD-RW and DVD software Updating your computer configuration Using CD-R and CD-RW discs Setting up your computer for DVD video playbackClick Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel DVD region codes Viewing a DVD movie Caring for a CD or DVD Care and maintenanceClick DVD Region Manually ejecting a disc Caring for the CD-RW / DVD-ROM Combination Drive Click Start --Programs --MyCD Creating data CDs or backing up data files 14IBM 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive User’s Guide Physical specifications Appendix A. Product specificationsPower requirements Write speeds Read speeds Appendix B. Problem solving Disc cannot be read. Take the following actions Check Auto Insert Notification There is no sound from the discVideo appears to be choppy or is dropping frames 4IBM 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive User’s Guide Enabling DMA for Windows Click Start--Settings--Control Panel Click the Transfer Mode menu and select DMA if availableEnabling DMA for Windows NT Telephone technical support Appendix D. Help and service information Support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Extent of Warranty Appendix E. Product warranty and noticesIBM Statement of Limited Warranty Part 1 General Terms IBM Warranty for Machines Warranty Service Items Not Covered by WarrantyANY Kind Limitation of Liability North America Part 2 Country-unique TermsGoverning Law Americas Brazil CAMBODIA, LAOS, and Vietnam CanadaUnited States Asia Pacific Australia India Hong Kong and MacauJapan PEOPLE’S Republic of China PRC NEW ZealandEUROPE, Middle EAST, Africa Emea Governing Law Egypt Austria and Germany Ireland FranceItaly United Kingdom 12IBM 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive User’s Guide Federal Communications Commission FCC statement TrademarksElectronic Emission notices European Union emission directive Industry Canada Class B emission compliance statementAvis de conformite a la reglementation d’Industrie Canada Deutsche EMV-Direktive electromagnetische Verträglichkeit Unione Europea Directiva EMC Conformidad électromagnética Union Européenne Directive Conformité électromagnétiqueUnion Europea Normativa EMC 16IBM 8x4x32x8 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive User’s Guide Page Part Number 22P6959 1P P/N 22P6959