IBM 22P6979 Handling Instructions, Product views, Front view of the drive, Back view of the drive

Handling Instructions

To protect your CD-RW drive during installation, observe the following precautions:

vHandle the drive with care. Dropping or jarring the drive can damage the components inside the drive housing.

vKeep the CD-RW drive in its antistatic bag until you are ready to install the drive in your computer. Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity buildup.

vDo not force insertion of the power cable. Doing so might damage the connector or the drive.

Product views

The following sections illustrate the front and back views of the CD-RW drive.

Front view of the drive

Refer to the following illustration to identify parts that might be referred to in the installation instructions.

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Note: Front bezel design might be different (varies by supplier).

Busy indicator: This light comes on when the drive reads from, writes to, or plays a CD.

CD tray: Use this tray to load and unload a CD.

Manual-eject hole: This hole provides access to the eject mechanism to remove a CD from the drive when normal ejection procedures do not work.

Eject/Load button: When pushed, this button opens or closes the CD tray.

Back view of the drive

Refer to the following illustration to identify parts that might be referred to in the installation instructions.

Reserved

Audio-out connector: Use this connector to attach the CD-RW drive to a sound adapter.

Configuration pins: These pins are used to set the drive configuration.

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