IBM 73P4518 manual Using the drive with CDs and DVDs, Using the DVD player software

Using the drive with CDs and DVDs

Complete the following procedure to read a data disc:

1.Turn on the computer.

2.Press the Eject button on the top of the drive.

3.Insert a disc in the tray with the label facing up.

4.Close the drive by gently closing the top cover.

5.Wait for the drive busy indicator to stop blinking and turn off.

6.Double-click the CD-ROM or DVD-RAM/DVD-R/DVD-RW icon.

Using the DVD player software

This section describes how to use and customize the DVD Player software. You can find current information on DVD Player software in the readme file on the IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive Software and User’s Guide Super CD.

Using the DVD function

To use the DVD function, you need to install WinDVD (the DVD movie player program).

Enabling driver letter access (DLA)

Drive Letter Access (DLA) is provided so that you can write data to CD-RW media. CD-RW media can be written to many times.

To format and write to CD-RW media:

1.Insert a disc into the drive.

2.Double-click My Computer. Right-click the drive letter for the USB 2.0 Combo Drive.

3.Click Format. Formatting time will vary depending on the format process you use (quick or full).

4.After formatting is complete, you can drag and drop files to the USB 2.0 Combo Drive icon, or you can move files in Windows Explorer.

To use UDF formatted CD-RW media in other computers, a UDF reader is included on the IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive Software and User’s Guide Super CD. To use the UDF reader, follow this procedure:

1.Insert the IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive Software and User’s Guide Super CD into the CD or DVD drive of the computer you want to use the UDF formatted discs with.

2.Click Start.

3.Click Run.

4.Type e:\UDFREADR\language where e is the drive letter of the USB 2.0 Combo Drive, and language is your language.

5.Click OK.

6.Double-click SETUP.EXE and follow the on-screen instructions.

Note: The UDF reader is only needed on systems that do not have another DLA program for CD-RW installed.

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