IBM 73P3309 manual Contents

Contents

Safety: Read first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v General safety guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Service	. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.	vii
Power cords and power adapters	. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.	vii
Extension cords and related devices	. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.	vii
Plugs and outlets	. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.	vii
Batteries	. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.	viii
Heat and product ventilation	. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	. viii
CD and DVD drive safety	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .		. ix

About this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Registering your product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Chapter 1. Introduction	. . . . . .	. . .	.	.	1-1
Product description	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	1-1
Software description	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	1-1
Installation requirements	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	1-2
Before you begin	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	1-2
Handling precautions	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	1-2
Drive controls and connectors	. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Chapter 2. Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installing the drive	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-1
Step 1. Opening the computer	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-1
Step 2. Unpacking the drive	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-1
Step 3. Setting the configuration jumpers	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-1
Step 4. Mounting the drive in the bay	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-2
Step 5. Attaching the cables to the drive	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-2
Step 6. Completing the hardware installation	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-3
Step 7. Installing the software	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-3
Step 8. Setting up the system for CD playback	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-3
Using the drive	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-3
Using recordable media	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-3
Using single and double-sidedDVD-RAM media	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-4
Removing the disc from the cartridge	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-4
Using CD-R and CD-RW discs	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-5
Using the drive with CDs and DVDs	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-6
Securing a disc in a vertically mounted drive	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-6
Manually ejecting a disc	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-7
Using the DVD Player software	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-7
Before using the software	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-7
Using the DVD Player	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-7
Changing the DVD region code	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-7
Using drive letter access (DLA)	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-8
Using the RecordNow software	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-8
RecordNow projects	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-9
Making a bootable CD or DVD	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-9
About CD and DVD images	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-9
Using Intervideo WinDVD Creator Plus	. . . . . . .	. .	. .	.	2-9
Maintaining the drive	. . . . . .	. . .	.	.	2-10
Handling and caring for a disc	. . . . . .	. . .	.	.	2-10
Caring for the drive	. . . . . .	. . .	.	.	2-10

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