Installation and user’s guide
This section contains the product description, hardware and software installation instructions, and
operating information for the IBM Multi-Burner.

Product description

This option package is intended for multimedia applications. The drive comes with a CD containing
MPEG-2 decoder software for the following operating systems:
vMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
2000 Professional
vMicrosoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
vMicrosoft Windows XP
In addition to this User’s Guide, provided on the IBM Multi-Burner User’s Guide and Software Disc 1, your
option package contains the following:
vIBM Multi-Burner
vMedia Pak containing:
– one 4.7 gigabyte (GB) DVD-RAM disc
– one 4.7 GB DVD-RW disc
– one 4.7 GB DVD-R disc
vIBM Multi-Burner User’s Guide and Software Disc 2
vFour mounting screws (M3 x 5-mm, slotted)
vInternal audio ″Y″cable
vIBM Multi-Burner Quick Start Guide
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 AppendixD, “Warranty information” on
page D-1 for technical support information.
Your Multi-Burner is compatible with the DVD Forum DVD-Multi Recorder specification, and can record
as well as read DVD-RAM, DVD-RW,and DVD-R (for General, 650 nm) media. Your drive can also
record CD-R, CD-RW,and High-Speed CD-RW media, and uses buffer underrrun prevention technology
for reliable CD burning. Your Multi-Burner can readmany other formats including DVD Video, Video
CD, audio CD, multiple-session, extended architecture (XA) CDs, and Kodak Photo CDs. The
Multi-Burner is designed for installation in a computer that uses integrated drive electronics (IDE) or
enhanced IDE (EIDE) architecture.

Software description

Your IBM Multi-Burner User’s Guide and Software Disc 1 and Disc 2 contain the following software:
vroxio VideoWave:
This software enables you to record video files to DVD-RW or DVD-R media that can be played in
most stand-alone DVD players. You can also use this software to edit and modify your own video
assets prior to recording.
If you have an analog or IEEE 1394 capture device installed in your computer, you can use this
software to record video from a camera.
vIBM Drive Letter Access (DLA)
This software enables you to write directly to CD-RW,CD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, and DVD-R media
using the drive letter like you would if you were writing to a diskette. You can also format DVD-RAM,
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