IBM 390 User Manual

First Edition (February 1999)

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Contents

Part 1. Using the ThinkPad 390 DVD/FDD Bay Drive .................................. 1-1

Installing programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Viewing a DVD movie .................... 1-6

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Installing programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Viewing a DVD movie ................... 1-13

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

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Part 1. Using the ThinkPad 390 DVD/FDD Bay Drive

The ThinkPad 390 DVD/FDD Bay Drive (hereafter called the DVD
option) supports the ThinkPad 390 series computer in the Windows

95 or Windows 98 environment, with either of the following
processors:

Intel Pentium II Processor or faster
Intel Celeron 300-MHz processor or faster

To use the DVD option in your computer, you need to install the
software programs after inserting the DVD option into the UltraBay
FX. This book explains how to install software programs. For how to
insert the DVD option into your computer, refer to the User's
Reference of your computer.

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)

Note: The DVD movie player is supported by Windows 98 and Windows 95

OSR2.0 or later versions. You can check which version of Windows
95 you are using by doing the following:

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

2. Double-click 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.

Note: Be sure to keep your proof of purchase, because it might be required

for warranty services. (See Appendix A.)

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Installing programs

Removing the warm swap driver

If you want to view DVD movies, do the following to install the
software programs:

To install the software programs, do as follows:

1 Remove the warm swap driver.
2 Update the video driver
3 Enable the DMA setting.
4 Install the DVD movie player program (DVD Express).
5 Select the region code.

Details are provided in the following sections.
If you are not going to watch DVD movies—that is, if you are going

to use the DVD drive only for reading DVD-ROMs or
CD-ROMs—you do not need to install these programs.

To remove the warm swap driver, do the following.

Note: To view the DVD movies comfortably, you need to remove the warm

swap driver.

1 Click Start.
2 Move the cursor to Settings, and click Control Panel.
3 Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
4 Click the Install/Uninstall tab.
5 Select Agate Tioman.
6 Click the Add/Remove button.
7 Follow the instructions on the screen.

From now on, before replacing a device in the UltraBay FX, you need
to power off the computer.

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