IBM 71P7285 b. Check Auto Insert Notification, v Video appears to be choppy or is dropping frames

The disc in the DVD-ROM drive is not High Sierra, ISO 9660, or UDF format. The DVD-ROM drive does not support the media.

–CDR-101

The “not ready reading the drive” situation occurs if you try to access the DVD-ROM drive before the drive is ready. The busy indicator lights when you attempt to access the drive after loading a disc into the loading tray.

Wait until the busy indicator is no longer lit before attempting to access the drive.

v The connectors on the audio cables that are provided do not fit the connector on your audio adapter.

Some audio adapters might require a special cable. See the documentation that comes with your audio adapter.

You might have to separately purchase an audio cable for the DVD-ROM drive. If you are using an IBM computer or IBM audio adapter, refer to “Appendix D. Help and service information” on page D-1.

v“Unable to Create Overlay Window” message appears when you use DVD Express with Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 2000.

1.Your video device driver needs an update to enable overlay support. Contact the manufacturer of your video card or your computer for updates. Some drivers are provided on the MPEG-2 CD.

2.The resolution of your screen might be too high. Try setting the screen to 800 x 600 x 16 bpp at 60 hz.

vDVD movies do not start automatically when inserted into the DVD-ROM drive.

1.Autoplay is turned off. Follow these instructions to turn on Autoplay:

a.Click Start, then click Control Panel, and then click Device Manager.

b.Check Auto Insert Notification.

2.DVDs that contain both programs and DVD Video content will autoplay the program content. To view the video content, start DVD Express manually. For more information on starting DVD Express manually, see “Viewing a DVD movie” on page 1-9.

vVideo appears to be choppy or is dropping frames.

1.Ensure that DMA is turned on for your computer hard disk drive controller.

2.The resolution of your screen might be too high. Try setting the screen to 800 x 600 x 16 bpp at 60 hz.

3.If your computer processor has less power than a Pentium II 450, some jerkiness is normal on certain DVDs.

vCannot read CD media (data or audio) on Windows 2000 or Windows NT systems without restarting system.

1.IBM Rapid Access II Keyboard driver may be interfering with the operation of the CD drive.

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