IBM 22P7035 manual Setting up your computer for DVD video playback, Using CD-R and CD-RW discs

Windows XP has built-in drag-and-drop support. This will work with your drive with no additional software. If you install DLA, the operating system built-in support is replaced by the DLA function, but can be enabled from the properties menu on the drive letter.

To install these applications, perform the following steps:

1.Insert the IBM CD-RW/DVD-ROM Software and User’s Guide CD into your CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive. A browser automatically starts.

2.In the browser, click RecordNow, click Drive Letter Access, and then click WinDVD.

3.Restart your computer.

4.If the browser does not start, open a command window and enter the following for each application, where e is the drive letter of your CD-RW/DVD Combination Drive:

e:\launch.bat

Step 10. Setting up your computer for DVD video playback

This section provides instructions on enabling DMA settings so you can play DVD movies with your CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination drive.

1.Right click on My Computer on the desktop or in the Start Menu.

2.Select Properties from the pop-up menu.

3.Check your operating system, and then follow the appropriate instructions for enabling DMA which are included in Appendix C, “Customizing the device-driver configuration settings”, on page C-1.

vIf your operating system is Windows Me, follow the instructions under “Enabling DMA for Windows Me” on page C-1.

vIf your operating system is Windows 2000, follow the instructions under “Enabling DMA for Windows 2000” on page C-1.

vIf your operating system is Windows XP, follow the instructions under “Enabling DMA for Windows XP” on page C-2.

Using CD-R and CD-RW discs

The CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive can write to both CD-R and CD-RW discs. CD-RW discs can be erased and reused many times; CD-R discs can be written to only once.

RecordNow is used to copy CDs, create new data CDs, and produce new audio CDs that can be read by standard CD-RW drives and CD players. RecordNow can also be used to create CD images in ISO9660 format and burn previously saved images to CD

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