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Connecting the CD-ROM Drive

You can use the optional PCGA-CD51 CD-ROM drive with your notebook computer.

Procedures for connecting a CD-ROM drive may vary, depending on the CD-ROM drive. See the manual that came with your CD-ROM drive for more information on use.

To play audio CDs, you need to connect the optional PCGA-CD51 CD-ROM. If you play an audio CD in the optional PCGA-CD5 CD-ROM drive, connect a headphone or an external speaker and change the settings as below.

To change the settings:

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Click the Start button, select Settings, and click Control Panel.Click the Multimedia icon.

3Click the CD tab and make sure the “Enable digital CD audio for the CD-ROM device” box has no check mark.

To connect the CD-ROM drive

You can connect a PCGA-CD51 CD-ROM drive while the computer is on, unless you want to use the System and Application Recovery CDs. Turn off your computer before using the System and Application Recovery CDs.

1Remove the PC card slot protector from the PC card slot. See “Using PC Cards” on page 26 for details.

2Remove the PC card from the bottom side of the CD-ROM drive.

PC card