IBM 22P6972 Contents

Contents

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

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

Registering your product...............................vii

Installation and user’s guide ..........................1-1

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

Software description ................................1-1

Installationrequirements...............................1-2

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

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

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

Installing the drive.................................1-4

Step1.Openingthecomputer............................1-4

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

Step 3. Setting the configuration jumpers ........................1-4

Step4.Mountingthedriveinthebay.........................1-5

Step5.Attachingthecablestothedrive........................1-5

Step 6. Completing the hardware installation .......................1-6

Step 7. Installing the software ............................1-6

Usingthedrive..................................1-6

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

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

Using the drive with CDs and DVDs ..........................1-7

Securing a disc in a vertically mounted drive .......................1-8

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

UsingtheDVDPlayersoftware............................1-8

Beforeusingthesoftware.............................1-8

UsingtheDVDPlayer..............................1-8

Changing the DVD region code ...........................1-8

Using drive letter access (DLA) ............................1-9

UsingroxioVideoWave...............................1-9

Maintainingthedrive...............................1-10

CaringforaCDorDVD.............................1-10

Caringforthedrive...............................1-10

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

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

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

Enabling DMA for Windows Me ............................C-1

Enabling DMA for Windows 2000 Professional .......................C-1

Enabling DMA for Windows XP ............................C-2

Appendix D. Warranty information .......................D-1

Warranty period .................................D-1

Service and support ................................D-1

WarrantyinformationontheWorldWideWeb......................D-1

Online technical support .............................D-1

Telephone technical support ............................D-1

IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-06 8/2000 ...................D-3

Part1-GeneralTerms..............................D-3

Part 2 - Country-unique Terms ...........................D-5