Installation and user’s guide
This section contains the product description, hardware and software
installation instructions, and operating information for the IBM
32X/10X/40X/16X MAX CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive.

Product description

This product contains a unique multifunction drive that can read and write
CD-R and CD-RW discs, and can also read CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM,
DVD-RW,and DVD-R discs. This kit also includes a CD containing an Online
User’s Guide, MPEG-2 decoding software and CD recording software for
Microsoft
®
Windows
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2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows Millennium
Edition (Me), Microsoft Windows XP Home, and Microsoft WindowsXP
Professional.
Your option package includes the following:
vOne IBM 32X/10X/40X/16X MAX CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive
vOne package of four mounting screws (M3 x 5-mm, slotted)
vOne 18-inch IDE cable
vOne audio “Y”cable
vOne IBM CD-RW/DVD-ROM Software and User’s Guide CD
vOne Laser Safety Guide
vOne Quick Installation 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 Appendix D, “Product warranty and support information”on page D-1 for
technical support information.
Your drive can readmany DVD and CD formats, including DVD Video, Video
CD, and audio CD formats. It can also write most CD-RW rewritable and
CD-R recordable formats, including high speed CD-R media. Youmust install
the included MPEG-2 decoding software to play DVD Video files, and you
must install the included CD recording software to write CD-R and CD-RW
discs. The drive also reads multi-session, extended architecture (CD-XA) discs,
and Kodak Photo CD. This drive delivers data at up to 40 times the standard
CD-ROM drive speed (40X) for CD-ROM and CD-R media. This drive delivers
data at up to 16 times the standard DVD-ROM drive speed (16X) for DVD
media. This drive can read most DVD-RAM, DVD-RW,and DVD-R media
types, and is compliant with the DVD-Multi Player compatibility specification.
This drive is designed for installation in a personal computer that uses
integrated drive electronics (IDE) or enhanced IDE (EIDE) architecture.
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