–High temperature, high humidity, or direct sunlight

–Excessive vibration, sudden shock, or inclined surface

–Excessive dust

Loading a disc

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

2.Place a disc in the tray with the label facing up.

3.Close the tray by gently pushing the tray in until it latches.

Attention: Do not use force or insert foreign objects to open the tray. If your tray does not open when you press the Eject button, see “Manually ejecting a disc” for more information.

Manually ejecting a disc

If you press the Eject button and the tray does not slide out, turn off the computer and straighten a large paper clip to form a tool, as shown in the illustration. The straightened end must extend at least 45 mm (1.8 in.). Insert the extended end into the manual-eject hole on the front of the drive. Push the paper clip until the tray opens. Gently pull out the tray until you can remove the disc.

45 mm

1.8 in

Using the DVD function

To use the DVD function, you need to set up your computer as follows after installing the DVD drive into the Ultrabay Slim drive bay:

1.Enable the DMA setting (Windows XP and Windows 2000 users only).

2.Install WinDVD (the DVD movie player program).

Note: For Windows 95, the DVD movie player is supported by Windows 95 OSR2.0 or later versions. You can check which version of Windows 95 you are using by doing the following:

1.Click Start, move the cursor to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

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Computer Drive specifications

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