6. INSTALLING SOFTWARE

6.1. Operating System recognizes the 3-in-1 CD-RW Drive

1.Reconnect your monitor, mouse, keyboard and AC power cord to your PC.

2.Turn your computer on by flipping the switch to the ON position. Look for the LED light located on the front panel of the CD-RW drive to lit up.

3.Your computer should now boot-up normally. Wait for Windows 95/98 to load in its usual way.

4.Double click on the "My Computer" Icon. When My Computer window appears, your new CD-RW drive should be identified with a new CD drive icon.

5.Insert the supplied Yamaha/Adaptec CD-ROM disc in the CD-RW tray and verify that your CD-RW drive is reading the disc correctly.

6.You are now ready to install the bundled software.

6.2. Adaptec DirectCD

To install Adaptec DirectCD, please follow the instructions below:

1.While running Windows 95/98/ME, Insert the Yamaha/Adaptec CD-ROM into your new CD-RW drive or another connected CD-ROM drive.

2.The disk is designed to auto-run and you only need to follow screen prompts to install the program. If it does not auto-run, then follow steps 3 through 9 for full installation.

3.Double click the My Computer icon or Windows Explorer.

4.Double click the appropriate drive icon or letter to explore contents of the CD.

5.Locate the Read me files in the directory DirectCD.

6.On the Windows Taskbar, click Start, then Run. Browse to and open Direct CD and double click on Setup. Verify that the Run dialog box reads

[Drive Letter]:\DirectCD\Setup.exe and click OK.

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