Contents

Contents

Safety: read first . . . .

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About this book . . . .

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Registering your option . .

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Installation and user's guide.

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

Installation requirements

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Before you begin

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1-2

Handling precautions

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1-2

Drive controls and connectors

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Installing the drive

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Step 1. Opening the computer

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Step 2. Unpacking the drive

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Step 3. Setting the configuration jumpers

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Step 4. Mounting the drive in the bay

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Step 5. Attaching the cables to the drive

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Step 6. Completing the hardware installation

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Step 7. Setting up your computer for DVD video playback . . . .

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Enabling the DMA settings

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Step 8. Installing the MPEG Decoding Software

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Viewing a DVD movie

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DVD region codes

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Using the DVD-RAM Read function

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Care and maintenance

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Caring for a CD or DVD

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Caring for the DVD-ROM drive

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Manually ejecting a disc

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Appendix A. Product specifications

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Appendix B. Problem solving

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Appendix C. Customizing the device-driver configuration settings

 

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Changing the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT

 

 

device drivers

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Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters for Windows 95,

 

Windows 98, and Windows Me

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Changing the Windows 2000 DMA parameter setting

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Enabling DMA for Windows NT 4.0

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Appendix D. Help and service information

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