vDo not place the CD in direct sunlight.

vDo not use commercial cleaners to clean the CD.

vDo not bend the CD.

Using the drive

This section provides information on how to handle your CD-RW drive, and how to load CDs into your CD-RW drive.

Caring for the CD-RW drive

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

vRemove any CD in the drive before moving the drive.

vDo not insert foreign objects into the drive.

vDo not remove the drive cover or attempt to service the drive.

vDo not operate the drive under any of the following conditions:

High temperature, high humidity, or direct sunlight

Excessive vibration, sudden shock, or inclined surface

Excessive dust

Loading a CD

To load a CD into a horizontally mounted CD-RW drive, do the following:

1.Press the Eject/Load button. The tray slides out of the drive.

2.Insert the CD into the loading tray.

3.Close the loading tray by pressing the Eject/Load button, or by gently pushing the tray in.

Attention: Do not force the tray to open; do not insert objects into the CD tray. If your tray does not open when you press the Eject/Load button, see “Ejecting a CD manually” on page 10.

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IBM 48X manual Using the drive, Caring for the CD-RW drive, Loading a CD