CD-ROM DRIVE
PX-43CE Internal
PX-45CE External
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Box Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Internal Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
External Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A Gentle Reminder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. What Else Do I Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. Drive Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PX-43CE Internal Drive
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PX-45CE External Drive
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6. Drive Switch/Jumper/Dial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PX-43CE Internal Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SCSI ID Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PX-45CE External Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SCSI ID Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Other Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7. Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PX-43CE Internal Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
PX-45CE External Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8. Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Drive Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mounting an Internal Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
External Drive Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Soundboard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Audio Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
9. Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
DOS/Windows 3.1 & 3.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
FWB Toolkit for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
OS/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Windows NT 3.51 (and Below) . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10. Using CD-ROM Discs and Caddies . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Inserting the Disc into a Caddy . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Loading the Caddy into the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing the Caddy from the Drive . . . . . . . . . 48
Cleaning the Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
11. How To Play Audio CDs on Your Drive . . . . . . . . 49
12. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
13. Contacting Plextor’s Technical
Support Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
How to Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Before You Call/FAX/Log On . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Helpful Contact Phone/FAX/BBS Numbers . . . . . . 69
14. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
About Plextor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover
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