Table of Contents

Overview ................................................

5

Compatible computers .....................

6

Compatible discs .............................

7

Supplied Accessories ............................

10

Locating the Controls and Connectors . 11

Connecting the Drive ............................

12

Connecting the drive to your

 

notebook with the supplied

 

peripheral cable ...........................

14

Connecting the drive to your

 

computer with the supplied i.LINK

cable ............................................

16

Connecting a Digital Video Camera

Recorder ......................................

18

Limitation (wrong connection

 

example) ......................................

23

Disconnecting the drive from the

 

computer .....................................

23

Basic Operation ....................................

24

Power management information ...

24

Inserting a disc ..............................

24

Removing a disc ............................

26

Installing the software ..........................

28

About the supplied software ..........

28

Installing ........................................

29

Precautions before use ..........................

31

Precautions when writing data ......

31

Playing an Audio CD ............................

35

Playing a DVD video ............................

35

Notes about playing DVD video ...

35

Notes about DVD video discs .......

36

Performing a System Recovery on a

 

Notebook ...........................................

37

Precautions ...........................................

38

Maintenance .........................................

39

Getting Help .........................................

40

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