IBM Computer Drive User manual

ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Slim
Drive
User’s Guide
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ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Slim
Drive
User’s Guide
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ATTENTION
Before installing this product, read the ThinkPad System Safety Booklet.
NOTE
Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the information under Appendix A, “Service and
Support,” Appendix B, “IBM Statement of Limited Warranty -Z125-4753-07 -11/2002,” and Appendix C, “Notices.”
First Edition (October 2003)
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US Government Users Restricted Rights –Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract
with IBM Corp.

Contents
Safety: Read first...........v
Chapter 1. About the ThinkPad
DVD-ROM Ultrabay Slim Drive .... 1-1
Registering your option .......... 1-1
Product description ........... 1-1
Installation requirements.......... 1-2
Installing the drive............ 1-2
Locating the drive controls ......... 1-2
Chapter 2. Using the ThinkPad
DVD-ROM Ultrabay Slim Drive .... 2-1
Handling and caring for adisc........ 2-1
Caring for the DVD drive ......... 2-1
Loading adisc ............. 2-2
Manually ejecting adisc .......... 2-2
Using the DVD function .......... 2-2
Enabling the DMA setting ........ 2-3
Installing WinDVD and viewing aDVD movie 2-3
Starting WinDVD ........... 2-4
Problem solving ............ 2-5
Appendix A. Service and Support... A-1
Online technical support ......... A-1
Telephone technical support ........ A-1
Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited
Warranty -Z125-4753-07 -11/2002 .. B-1
Part 2-Country-unique Terms ....... B-4
Part 3-Warranty Information ....... B-15
Appendix C. Notices ........ C-1
Trademarks .............. C-2
Electronic emission notices ......... C-2
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
statement.............. C-2
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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 udit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
Antes de instalar este producto lea la información de seguridad.
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Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
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Chapter 1. About the ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Slim Drive
This chapter provides information on registering and installing the IBM
®
ThinkPad
® DVD-ROM Ultrabay ™ Slim Drive. This user’s guide is available on the
Software and User’s Guide CD in the following languages:
vBrazilian Portuguese
vCzechoslovakian
vEnglish
vFrench
vGerman
vItalian
vJapanese
vSimplified Chinese
vSlovak
vSpanish
vTraditional Chinese
vTurkish
The appendixes of this guide contain warranty information and legal notices.
Registering your option
Thank you for purchasing this IBM
® product. Please take afew moments to
register your product and provide us with information that will help IBM to better
serve you in the future. Your feedback is valuable to us in developing products
and services that are important to you, as well as in developing better ways to
communicate with you. Register your option on the IBM Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/register/
IBM will send you information and updates on your registered product unless you
indicate on the Web site questionnaire that you do not want to receive further
information.
Product description
The IBM ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Slim Drive can read from CD-RW and
CD-Recordable (CD-R) discs and mass-produced, stamped CDs and DVDs. The
drive can also read DVD-RAM, DVD-R, and DVD-RW formatted media.
CD media can be read at 24X Max speeds, while DVD media can be read at 8X
Max speeds.
In addition to this user’s guide, you should have received the following:
vThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Slim Drive
vCarrying case
vSoftware and User’s Guide CD
vLaser Safety Guide
vQuick Reference Guide
Note: Your kit might also contain an update diskette for IBM DVD software.
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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 A, “Service and Support,” on page A-1 for technical support
information.
Installation requirements
To install the DVD drive, your ThinkPad computer must contain the following
requirements:
vThinkPad system with an Ultrabay Slim Drive or
vThinkPad Dock or Dock II with aThinkPad Slim Drive Adapter for Ultrabay
2000 option
vMicrosoft
® Windows ® XP or Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating
system
Note: IBM offers limited support for computers with Microsoft Windows 95,
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or
Microsoft Windows NT desktop operating systems.
Installing the drive
Your ThinkPad computer includes ahelp system, Access ThinkPad, that provides
drive installation instructions specific to your computer. To correctly install the
DVD drive into the Ultrabay Slim drive bay, use the instructions given in the
Access ThinkPad help system.
Locating the drive controls
Please refer to the ThinkPad user’s guide for instructions on locating the drive
controls.
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