IBM 27L2579 User Manual

UltraslimBay DVD Drive

User's Guide

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First Edition (August 1998)

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Contents

Part 1. Using the DVD Drive ................................................... 1-1

Installing the DVD Drive in the UltraslimBay ......... 1-2

Installing the Hot/Warm Swap Driver (ThinkPad 600 Only) .. 1-3

Installing the Display Driver (ThinkPad 600 Only) ....... 1-4

Installing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Viewing a DVD Movie .................... 1-8

Part 2. Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Appendix A. Help and Service Information ......... 2-1

Step 1. Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Step 2. Preparing for the Call ................. 2-2

Step 3. Placing the Call to IBM ................ 2-2

Appendix B. Product Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Appendix C. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

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Part 1. Using the DVD Drive

The UltraslimBay DVD drive (hereafter called DVD drive) supports the
ThinkPad 600 series computer, including the 600 or 600E in the
Windows 95 or Windows 98 environment. To use the DVD drive in
your computer, you need to install the software programs after
inserting the DVD drive into the UltraslimBay. This book explains
how to install the DVD drive and software programs.

DVD Movie Playback

This UltraslimBay DVD drive is available for the ThinkPad 600E
and ThinkPad 600 systems. The ThinkPad 600E systems use the
Pentium II 300-MHz processor with the advanced graphics port
(AGP) and a video chip with motion compensation for DVD
movie playback. To view movies on a ThinkPad 600 model other
than the 600E model, you need a DVD adapter, such as a MARGI
Systems DVD-to-Go MPEG-2 DVD PCMCIA adapter. This
adapter takes advantage of the existing Zoom Video port on the
ThinkPad 600 system.

Before you begin the installation, make sure that the following items
are included in your option package:

DVD drive This user's guide

DVD Software CD-ROM
(includes software programs for
DVD movies)

Display Driver Diskette
(NM2160) for Windows 98/95
(includes the display driver)

Hot/Warm Swap Driver
CD-ROM (includes the hot/warm
swap driver)

Note: You can check which version of Windows 95 you are using by doing

the following:

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

2. Double-click on System.

Read the numbers under “System.”

4.00.950B means that it is Windows 95 OSR2.0 or OSR2.1.

4.00.950C means that it is Windows 95 OSR2.5.

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Installing the DVD Drive in the
UltraslimBay

3 Push the UltraslimBay device lock to the unlocked position 1 ;

then remove the device from the bay 2 .

This section describes how to install the DVD drive. Before you
begin the installation, make sure that the DVD Software CD-ROM,
which includes software programs, was shipped with the DVD drive.

If a device is already installed in the UltraslimBay, go to “Removing a
Device from the UltraslimBay.”

If no device is installed, go to “Installing the DVD Drive in the
UltraslimBay” on page 1-3.

Removing a Device from the UltraslimBay

To remove a device from the UltraslimBay, do as follows:

1 Make sure there is no storage media inserted in the device.
2 Power off the computer, and remove the AC Adapter and

cables; then turn the computer upside down.

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Notes:

1. If you want to warm swap the device in the UltraslimBay, you
need to install the hot/warm swap driver.

2. Make sure that the bay LED is off. Never remove the
UltraslimBay device when the bay LED is on.

You have now finished removing the device.

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