IBM 10K3799 User Manual

8X Slimline DVD-ROM Drive

User’s Guide

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OPTIONS

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Safety: Read first ....................v

About this book ....................vii

Registering your option ..................vii

Installation and User’s Guide ...............1-1

Product description ...................1-1

Installationrequirements..................1-1

Beforeyoubegin....................1-2

Handlingprecautions..................1-2

Drive controls and connectors ...............1-3

Installing the drive....................1-3

Step1.Openingthecomputer...............1-3

Step 2. Unpacking the drive ...............1-4

Setting up your computer for DVD video playback ........1-4

Enabling the DMA settings ................1-4

Installing the MPEG-2 decoding software ...........1-4

ViewingaDVDmovie..................1-5

DVDregioncodes...................1-5

Using the DVD-RAM Read function ..............1-6

Using single- and double-sided DVD-RAM media ........1-6

Removing the disc from the cartridge ............1-6

Precautions for handling .................1-7

Care and maintenance ..................1-7

CaringforaCDorDVD.................1-7

Caring for the DVD-ROM drive ..............1-8

Manually ejecting a disc .................1-8

Installing the drive in slimline IBM systems ..........2-1

Power and signal cables for internal drives ...........2-1

Loading components-small form factor desktop model.......2-2

Installing an optical drive-small form factor desktop model ......2-3

Appendix A. Product specifications .............A-1

Appendix B. Problem solving ...............B-1

Appendix C. Customizing the device-driver configuration settings C-1

Changing the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,

and Windows Me device drivers ..............C-1

Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters for Windows 95,

Windows 98, and Windows Me .............C-1

Changing the Windows 2000 DMA parameter setting .......C-1

Enabling DMA for Windows NT 4.0.............C-2

Appendix D. Help and service information...........D-1

WarrantyinformationontheWorldWideWeb..........D-1

Online technical support .................D-1

Telephone technical support ................D-1

Appendix E. Product warranties and notices ..........E-1

IBM Statement of Limited Warranty for United States, Puerto Rico, and

Canada (Part 1 - General Terms) ..............E-1

IBM Statement of Warranty Worldwide except Canada, Puerto Rico,

Turkey, United States (Part 1 - General Terms) .........E-5

Part 2 - Worldwide Country-Unique Terms ...........E-8

Notices .......................E-12

Trademarks......................E-13

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement .......E-14

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Safety: Read first

Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.

Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.

Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.

Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.

Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.

Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.

Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.

red inštaláciou tohto zariadenia si pečítaje Bezpečnostné predpisy.

Antes de instalar este producto lea la información de seguridad.

Lässäkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.

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About this book

This manual contains instructions for installing and using the IBM®8X Slimline DVD-ROM drive. The manual is divided into the following parts:

Part 1: Installation and User’s Guide

This guide contains the product description and installation instructions in the following languages:

v English v French v Spanish v Italian v Brazilian Portuguese v Traditional Chinese v Japanese

Part 2: Appendixes

This section contains device-driver, problem-solving, help and service, warranty, and notice information.

Note: The illustrations in this manual might be slightly different from your

hardware.

Registering your option

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Installation and User’s Guide

This section contains the product description, hardware and software installation instructions, and operating information for the IBM

8X Slimline

DVD-ROM drive.

Product description

This option package is intended for multimedia applications. The drive comes with a CD containing MPEG-2 decoding software for Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT

4.0 Workstation, Microsoft Windows

2000 Professional, and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

In addition to this guide, your option package includes the following:

v IBM 8X Slimline DVD-ROM drive v One combo cable v One MPEG-2 software CD v One Safety Information manual v Laser safety guide

Contact your place of purchase if an item is missing or damaged. Be sure to retain your proof of purchase; it might be required to receive warranty service. See “Appendix D. Help and service information” on page D-1 for technical support information.

Your drive can read many DVD and CD formats, including DVD video, DVD-RAM, video CD, and audio CD formats. However, you must install the included MPEG-2 software to play video files. The drive also reads multiple-session, extended architecture (XA) discs, such as the Kodak Photo CD. This drive delivers data at up to 24 times the standard CD-ROM drive speed (24X), and is designed for installation in a personal computer that has a slimline bay and uses integrated drive electronics (IDE) or enhanced IDE (EIDE) architecture.

Windows®95,

Installation requirements

Be sure that your computer meets the following system requirements before installing the drive:

v Minimum microprocessor: Intel v Minimum RAM: 32 MB v Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, or

Windows Me

v An available slimline drive bay

Pentium®133MHz (for MPEG-2 decoding)

v An available IDE connection v 40 MB available hard disk space v Audio adapter supporting 44.1 or 48 kHz sampling rate v Optional stereo speakers v AGP 2X video with overlay support (for MPEG-2 decoding)

Before you begin

Before you install the DVD-ROM drive, read the information in this section on handling precautions and on using the drive controls and connectors.

Handling precautions

Use the following handling precautions to protect your drive. v Keep the DVD-ROM drive in the antistatic bag until you are ready to install

the drive. Limit your movement when installing; movement can cause static

electricity buildup. v Handle the drive with care. Dropping or jarring the drive can damage the

components inside the drive housing. v Do not force insertion of the combo or power cables. Doing so might

damage the connector or the drive.

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Drive controls and connectors

The following diagrams show the location and functions of the drive controls and connectors.

Front view of the drive

1Busy indicator: This light comes on when the drive reads from, writes to, or plays a CD.

2Eject/load button: When pushed, this button opens or closes the CD tray.

3Manual-eject hole: This hole provides access to the eject mechanism to

remove a CD from the drive, when normal procedures do not work.

Rear view of the drive

1Power/Data connector: This connector provides power to the drive and data signals to the computer

2Mounting holes: These holes are used to mount the drive into the system.

Installing the drive

Follow these steps to install the DVD-ROM drive:

Step 1. Opening the computer

1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.

2. Unplug all power cords from the computer and all attached devices.

3. Remove the cover from the computer. Refer to your computer

documentation for instructions on removing the computer cover.

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Step 2. Unpacking the drive

1. Before opening the antistatic bag that the drive is packed in, touch the bag

to an unpainted metal surface for at least two seconds. This drains the static electricity from the package and your body.

2. Remove the drive from the bag.

If you must put the drive down, place the antistatic bag on a flat, padded surface, such as a magazine, and place the drive on the antistatic bag.

Setting up your computer for DVD video playback

This section provides instructions on enabling DMA settings so you can play DVD movies with your DVD-ROM drive. Instructions for enabling DMA are included in “Appendix C. Customizing the device-driver configuration settings” on page C-1

Enabling the DMA settings

To enable the DMA settings, you must first check the operating system for your computer.

1. Click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click System.

Read the version number under System. v If your version number is 4.00.950B, or 4.00.95C, follow the instructions

under “Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me” on page C-1.

v If your version number is 5.00.2195, follow the instructions under

“Changing the Windows 2000 DMA parameter setting” on page C-1.

v If your version number is 4.00.1381, follow the instructions under

“Enabling DMA for Windows NT 4.0” on page C-2.

Installing the MPEG-2 decoding software

To install the DVD Express, do the following:

1. Close any programs that are running.

2. Insert the DVD Express CD into your DVD-ROM drive.

3. The installation should begin. If it does, go to Step 8. Otherwise, continue

with Step 4.

4. Click Start.

5. Click Run.

6. Type X:\DVDPLAYR\SETUP.EXE,whereX is the drive letter for your

DVD-ROM drive.

7. Click OK.

8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

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Viewing a DVD movie

After you install the DVD-ROM drive, configure DMA, and install DVD Express, you can view a DVD movie.

DVD Express will start automatically when you insert a DVD. If you want to start DVD Express manually, follow these instructions:

1. Click Start, then click Programs, and then click Mediamatics DVD Express.

2. Click Mediamatics DVD Player.

The DVD movie player window appears. For more information on how to use the DVD movie player, refer to the DVD Express online help by pressing F1.

DVD region codes

Regional coding helps protect the contents of a DVD. The world is divided into six regions. Specific content can be viewed only in the region where it is appropriate. For example, the content for Region 1 (U.S. and Canada) can be viewed only in the U.S. and Canada. You can verify the region code of the DVD by looking at the region code symbol on the back of the content packaging.

Region code Region

1 U.S., Canada 2 Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Japan 3 Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Korea 4 Latin America, Australia, New Zealand 5 Former Soviet Union, the rest of Africa, India 6 People’s Republic of China

DVD Express will prompt you for the initial region code. If you insert a DVD with a different region code than the initial region code, DVD Express will prompt you to change the region code setting. You can change the region code from your initial setting up to four times after setting the initial region code. After the region code has been changed from its initial setting four times, it is fixed and can no longer be changed. To change the region code, an encrypted DVD of the new region must be in the DVD-ROM drive.

To display the region code status, follow these instructions:

1. In the DVD Express windows, click DVD Options.

2. Click DVD Region.

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Using the DVD-RAM Read function

This section contains information on using the DVD-ROM with DVD-RAM discs.

Using single- and double-sided DVD-RAM media

DVD-RAM media is available in single-sided and double-sided versions. Versions with 2.6 GB and 4.7 GB are available in Type I or Type II cartridges. The 5.2 GB and 9.4 GB versions are double-sided and only available only in Type II cartridges. To access the data on both sides of the media, you must remove the cartridge from the drive, turn it over, and re-insert it into the drive. For convenience, double-sided media are labeled side A and side B.

Removing the disc from the cartridge

DVD-RAM Type II discs may be removed from the cartridge for use in DVD-ROM drives, with DVD-RAM Read capabilities. DVD-RAM Type I discs cannot be removed from the cartridge and cannot be read by this drive.

Removing the disc from the Type II cartridge

Using the tip of a ball point pen, push and break the lock pin tab1.To remove the disc, use a ball point pen to push down on the cartridge lid lock2and pull the cartridge lid out to eject the disc. With the cartridge lid3open, the disc will eject. Do not touch the recording side of the disc when handling the bare media.

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Returning the disc to the Type II cartridge

To return the disc to the Type II cartridge, align the label side of the disc1with the DVD-RAM cartridge label side. Insert the disc and close the cartridge lid2. A clicking sound will ensure the lid door is closed.

Precautions for handling

Be careful when handling the removed disc. Debris, dust particles, fingerprints, smears, or scratches may effect and damage recording and playback of the disc. To clean dust or other debris use a CD Cleaning Kit. Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the disc. Do not use solvents to clean the disc surface. When labeling a disc, write only on the printed label side using a soft felt-tip marker. Keep out of direct sunlight, high temperatures, and humidity. Do not attach labels to either side of the disc.

Care and maintenance

This section includes information on taking care of your DVD-ROM drive and the CDs and DVDs that you use with the drive.

Caring for a CD or DVD

Digital discs are high-density media that must be handled with care and kept clean to ensure that they remain readable. The following precautions help to prolong the life of your discs.

Attention: Wiping a disc using a circular motion can damage the disc and cause data loss.

v Handle the disc by the edges or the center hole. Do not touch the surface of

the disc.

v To remove dust or fingerprints, wipe the disc from the center to the edge

with a soft, lint-free cloth.

v Do not write on the surface. v Do not place the disc in direct sunlight. v Do not use commercial cleaners to clean the disc.

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v Do not bend the disc.

Caring for the DVD-ROM drive

To protect your DVD-ROM drive during operation, observe the following precautions:

v Do not move the drive when it is in use. Doing so might cause data error or

damage the drive. v Avoid exposing the drive to the following conditions:

– High humidity

– High temperature

– Excessive dust

– Mechanical vibration

– Sudden shock or dropping

– Placement on an inclined surface

– Direct sunlight

– Sudden temperature changes

v Do not insert foreign objects into the drive. v Do not stack objects on the drive. v Do not remove the drive cover or attempt to service the drive. v Remove any discs from the disc drawer and make sure that the drawer is

closed before moving the drive unit. v Keep the original packing materials. If you need to ship the drive unit to a

different location, use the original packing materials to ensure that the drive

is transported safely.

Manually ejecting a disc

If a drive becomes defective and will not allow the disc to eject, turn off the computer and straighten a large paper clip to form a tool. The straightened end must extend at least 45 mm (1.8 in.). Insert the extended end into the emergency eject hole on the front of the drive (see ″Front view of the drive″ on page 1-3). Push the paper clip until the tray opens. Gently pull out the tray until you can remove the disc.

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Installing the drive in slimline IBM systems

You can extend the capabilities of your computer by adding memory, drives, or adapters. When adding an option, use these instructions along with the instructions that come with the computer.

Power and signal cables for internal drives

Your computer uses cables to connect integrated drive electronics (IDE) drives to the power supply and to the system board. The following cables are provided:

v Four-wire power cables connect most drives to the power supply. At the end

of these cables are plastic connectors that attach to different drives; these connectors vary in size. Also, certain power cables attach to the system board.

v Flat signal cables, also called ribbon cables, connect IDE and diskette drives to

the system board. There are two sizes of ribbon signal cables that come with your computer:

– The wider signal cable has two or three connectors.

- If the cable has three connectors, one of these connectors is attached to the drive, one is a spare, and the third attaches to the primary or secondary IDE connector on the system board.

- If the cable has two connectors, one of these connectors is attached to the hard disk drive, and the other attaches to the primary or secondary IDE connector on the system board.

Notes:

1. If you want to add another device, and your computer does not

come with a CD-ROM preinstalled, you will need a second signal cable with three connectors. You will meed an 80-conductor ATA 66 signal cable if you are replacing the existing signal cable or adding a second hard disk. ATA 66 signal cables are color-coded. The blue connector attaches to the system board; the black connector attaches to the master device, and the gray middle connector attaches to the slave device.

If your computer comes with a CD-ROM drive, it will have an ATA 66 signal cable. However, if you are installing a hard disk drive, you must change the switch setting on the CD-ROM drive to secondary and change the connector used for the CD-ROM drive to the gray middle connector.

2. If you are installing a slimline CD-ROM drive in the small form

factor desktop model, the IDE cable requires a special connector to

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