IBM Options 09N4153 User manual

IBM 9.4/4.7 GB
DVD-RAM Drive
User’s Guide
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OPTIONS
by IBM

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First Edition (August 2000)
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Contents
Safety: Read first ....................v
Preface .......................vii
Installation and user’s guide................1-1
Appendix A. Problem solving ...............A-1
Appendix B. Help and service information...........B-1
Appendix C. Product warranty and notices ..........C-1
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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.
Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette
produktet.
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Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
P
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Antes de instalar este producto lea la información de seguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.
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Preface
This manual contains instructions for installing and using the IBM 9.4/4.7 GB
DVD-RAM Drive with Software MPEG-2 Option Kit. 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:
vEnglish
vFrench
vSpanish
vItalian
vBrazilian Portugese
vTraditional Chinese
vSimplified Chinese
vJapanese
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.
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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®9.4/4.7 GB
DVD-RAM Drive.
Product description
9.4/4.7 GB DVD-RAM Drive with MPEG-2 Software
This option package is intended for multimedia applications. The drive comes
with a CD containing MPEG-2 decoder software for Microsoft Windows 98,
Windows 95, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows Me.
In addition to this guide, your option package includes the following:
vIBM 9.4/4.7 GB DVD-RAM Drive
vFour mounting screws (M3 x 5-mm, slotted)
vIDE cable for connecting two IDE devices
vInternal audio ″Y″cable
vSafety information manual
vLaser safety guide
vMPEG-2 software CD
vVOB InstantWrite Software CD
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 B. Help and service information”on page B-1 for technical
support information.
Your drive can read many DVD and CD formats, including DVD video, video
CD, and audio CD formats. However, you must install a video decoder to play
video files. The drive also reads multiple-session, extended architecture (XA)
CDs, such as the Kodak Photo CD. When used as a CD-ROM drive, this drive
delivers data at up to 24 times the standard CD-ROM drive speed (24X). The
DVD-RAM drive is designed for installation in a personal computer that uses
integrated drive electronics (IDE) or enhanced IDE (EIDE) architecture.
Software description
Your option package contains the following software:
vMPEG-2 software CD
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With this MPEG-2 software, you do not need to install an MPEG-2 adapter
in your computer to view DVD video files. The software CD contains an
MPEG-2 decoder and programs that work with Windows 98, Windows 95
OSR2, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows Me. You can use the
software to play high-resolution DVD movies or MPEG-2 files with MPEG-2
video and Dolby AC-3 audio on a multimedia computer.
vVOB InstantWrite Software CD
VOB InstantWrite makes it simple to use your DVD-RAM drive just like a
hard drive. With InstantWrite you can simply drag and drop files, create
new directories, or save files from any application (such as word processing,
graphics and accounting) directly to your DVD-RAM drive.
Installation requirements
Be sure that your computer meets the following system requirements before
installing the drive:
vMinimum microprocessor: Intel®Pentium®I 133MHz
vMinimum RAM: 32 MB
vWindows 98, Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, or
Windows Me operating system if you will be using the MPEG-2 software
CD
vAn available drive bay
vAn available IDE connection
v40 MB available hard disk space
vAudio adapter supporting 44.1 or 48 kHz sampling rate
vOptional stereo speakers
Before you begin
Before you install the DVD-RAM 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.
vKeep the DVD-RAM drive in the antistatic bag until you are ready to install
the drive. Limit your movement when installing; movement can cause static
electricity buildup.
vHandle the drive with care. Dropping or jarring the drive can damage the
components inside the drive housing.
vDo not force insertion of the IDE 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Disc drawer
This drawer is where you load and unload a disc.
2Headphone jack
This jack provides audio output to the headphones.
3Volume control
This dial controls the headphone volume.
4Busy indicator
This light comes on when the drive reads from, writes to, or plays a disc.
5Emergency eject hole
This hole provides access to the eject mechanism to remove a disc from the
drive.
6Open/Close button
This button opens and closes the disc drawer when you push it.
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Rear view of the drive
Pin 1
1Reserved
2Audio-out connector
This connector transmits the analog audio signals to an audio adapter.
3Configuration pins
These pins are used to set the drive configuration.
4IDE port
This connects the DVD-RAM drive to the IDE cable.
5Power connector
This connects the DVD-RAM drive to the power cable.
Installing the drive
Follow these steps to install the DVD-RAM 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.
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.
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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.
Step 3. Setting the configuration jumpers
You can configure your drive as master 1, slave 2, or cable-select 3,as
shown.
Use the following guidelines to determine the correct configuration for your
DVD-RAM drive.
vConfigure the DVD-RAM drive as a master if it will be the only device that
is connected to an IDE cable. This is the preset configuration.
vConfigure the DVD-RAM drive as a slave if it will be the second device on
an IDE cable. Be sure to configure the other device as a master. In some
cases, a hard disk drive might require a ″master with slave present″jumper
setting when another device on the same cable is configured as a slave. For
more information on setting configuration jumpers on other devices, refer to
the documentation that comes with your computer device.
vSome non-IBM computers use special ATA cables with two wires reversed in
the device connectors so that the drives can be configured by the cable
instead of by jumper position. Use the cable-select position only for
computers that are equipped with these special cables. See the
documentation that comes with your computer to determine if your ATA
adapter requires that you place the jumpers in the cable-select position.
If you place the jumpers in the cable-select position, the IDE cable
automatically assigns the master and slave settings based on the position of
the drive on the cable. You must use the cable-select setting for this cabling
system whether the DVD-RAM drive is the only device or the second device
connected to the cable. The drive closest to the IDE controller is
automatically the master drive. Any other devices on the IDE cable must
also be set to cable-select.
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Step 4. Mounting the drive in the bay
Attention: Be sure to use the M3 x 5-mm mounting screws in the option
package when you are driving screws directly into the drive. Using screws that
are too long might damage the drive.
You can mount the DVD-RAM drive horizontally or vertically in the computer.
If you mount the drive vertically, you must secure any discs that you place
into the drive before the drive tray is closed, or the DVD-RAM drive will not
be able to read the disc properly. For more information on securing discs in a
vertically mounted drive, go to ″Securing a disc in a vertically mounted drive″
on page 1-15.
1. Slide the drive into the bay. Your computer might have specific required
procedures for installing storage devices. For more information on storage
devices, refer to the documentation that comes with your computer.
2. Align the drive-bay screw holes with the threaded holes in the drive
housing or mounting bracket.
3. Thread the screws in loosely to check their position. Two screws are usually
used on each side. Verify that the alignment is correct; then tighten the
screws to secure the drive. Do not overtighten.
Step 5. Attaching the cables to the drive
The following diagram shows where to connect the cables to the drive.
The following is an illustration of the internal audio cable that comes with
your option package.
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1. Connect the dual-connector end of the included internal audio cable 1to
the audio-out connector on the DVD-ROM drive.
2. Attach a 40-pin IDE-cable connector 2to the IDE connector on the drive.
Align the cable so that the color-coded edge is closest to the power cable
connector 3. Use the IDE cable that is provided with this option if there
is no cable attached to the IDE port or if there is only one device connector
on the computer IDE cable. The IDE cable can have up to three connectors.
For the best signal quality when you are connecting only one device to the
IDE cable, connect one end of the cable to the IDE port, and connect the
other end of the cable to the device. Do not use the middle connector.
If you are connecting two devices to the IDE cable, connect one end of the
cable to the IDE port, and connect the master and slave devices to the
remaining connectors on the other end. Many computers have two cables
for atttaching up to four ATA devices. For best performance, attach fast
devices (hard disk drives) to the cable that is connected to the primary IDE
port, and connect the DVD-RAM drive or other slower devices (CD-ROM
drives, tape drives, diskette drives) to the cable that is connected to the
secondary IDE port.
3. Attach a four-pin power cable 3to the power connector on the DVD-RAM
drive.
Be sure that the cables will not be pinched or crowded by the computer
cover and that all other cable and power connections are secure.
Step 6. Completing the hardware installation
1. Be sure that the DVD-RAM drive is securely mounted and that the
connectors are firmly attached.
2. Be sure that the cables do not interfere with the computer cover, and that
they do not block the power-supply fan blades or airflow paths.
3. Reinstall the computer cover.
4. Reconnect all external devices.
5. Plug all power cords into the wall outlets.
Step 7. Verifying device driver installation in Windows NT
Some IBM computers with preinstalled Windows NT 4.0 contain a PIIXIDE
device driver. This device driver replaces the Windows NT 4.0 native ATAPI
device driver and provides DMA support. The drive will not work if both the
ATAPI and PIIXIDE device drivers are enabled at the same time. If both device
drivers are enabled at the same time, open the Control Panel, and set the
Startup parameter of ATAPI.SYS to Disabled.
Step 8. Installing the InstantWrite software
To install the InstantWrite software, do the following:
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1. Insert the InstantWrite SoftwareCD in the CD-ROM or DVD-RAM drive of
your computer.
2. Double-click My Computer.
3. Double-click the icon for your CD-ROM or DVD-RAM drive.
4. Double-click SETUP.EXE. The Install Wizard window opens.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
6. When you are prompted, restart your computer.
Step 9. Installing support software
If you will be using the drive as a data-only DVD-RAM drive or as a CD-ROM
drive, you have completed the installation and do not need to install support
software. For more information on maintaining your drive, see “Care and
maintenance”on page 1-17.
If you will be installing the MPEG-2 decoding software for Windows Me,
Windows 98 or Windows 95 OSR2, continue with Step 10.
If you will be installing the MPEG-2 decoding software for Windows NT 4.0,
go to “Step 12. Verifying device driver software for Windows NT 4.0”on page
1-9.
If you will be installing the MPEG-2 software for Windows 2000 go to “Step
13. Installing the MPEG-2 Decoding software for Windows NT 4.0 and
Windows 2000”on page 1-10.
Step 10. Enabling Direct Memory Access in Windows 98,
Windows 95 OSR2, or Windows ME
Before you install the MPEG-2 decoding software, be sure that the direct
memory access (DMA) of your DVD-RAM drive has been enabled in Windows
98, Windows 95 OSR2, or Windows Me, otherwise the video and audio
playback quality might be poor.
To enable DMA for Windows 98, Windows 95 OSR2, or Windows Me, do the
following:
1. Click Start.
2. Select Settings.
3. Click Control Panel.
4. Double-click System.
5. Click the Device Manager tab.
6. Double-click CD-ROM.
7. Select the DVD-RAM device in the menu display.
8. Click Properties.
9. Click the Settings tab to view the DMA option in the Options window.
10. Select the check box next to DMA.
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11. Click OK.
12. Click OK again.
13. Click Close.
14. Restart your computer to enable the DMA of your DVD-RAM drive.
Step 11. Installing the MPEG-2 Decoding software for
Windows 98, Windows 95 OSR2, or Windows Me.
Note: Before installing MPEG-2 decodingsoftware, be sure to read “Changing
the DVD region code”on page 1-17to familiarize yourself with the
region-code concept.
To install the MPEG-2 Decoding software for Windows 98, Windows 95 OSR2,
or Windows Me, do the following:
1. Close any programs that are running.
2. Insert the MPEG-2 decoding software CD into your DVD-RAM drive.
3. If the Installation window opens automatically, go to step 8. Otherwise,
continue with step 4.
4. Click Start.
5. Click Run.
6. Type e:\SETUP.EXE, where eis the drive letter for your DVD-RAM drive.
7. Click OK.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
9. Restart Windows. The installation is complete.
For information on using MPEG-2 decoding software, go to “Using the
DVD-RAM drive with CDs and DVDs”on page 1-15.
Step 12. Verifying device driver software for Windows NT 4.0
If you are using Windows NT 4.0, refer to the documentation that comes with
your computer to determine if the IDE controller on your computer supports
DMA transfers.
If your computer IDE controller does not support DMA transfers, you must go
to the Web site for the manufacturer of the system board in your computer,
and download and install the Windows NT 4.0 DMA device driver, using
instructions that are provided on the Web site.
The following is a list of manufacturer Web sites that contain Windows NT 4.0
DMA device drivers for system boards:
vIBM: http://www.ibm.com
vIntel: http://www.intel.com
vVIA: http://via.com.tw
vALi: http://ali.com.tw
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Refer to the documentation that comes with your computer for information on
other system-board manufacturers.
When you have located the Windows NT 4.0 DMA device driver
recommended by your system board manufacturer, download and extract it to
a directory on your hard drive. For more directions, go to “Step 14. Enabling
DMA for Windows NT 4.0”on page 1-10.
Step 13. Installing the MPEG-2 Decoding software for
Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
Note: Before installing MPEG-2 Decodingsoftware, be sure to read “Changing
the DVD region code”on page 1-17to familiarize yourself with the
region-code concept.
To install the MPEG-2 Decoding software for Windows NT 4.0, do the
following:
1. Close any programs that are running.
2. Insert the MPEG-2 Decoding software CD into your DVD-RAM drive.
3. If the Installation window opens, go to step 4. Otherwise, continue with
step 4. If the installation window does not open, double-click My
Computer, double-click the CD-ROM drive icon; then double-click the
Setup icon.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
5. Restart Windows.
6. If you have Windows NT use instructions given in “Step 14. Enabling DMA
for Windows NT 4.0”to enable DMA in Windows NT 4.0, or your video
and audio playback might be poor.
7. If you have Windows 2000, use instructions given in “Step 15. Enabling
DMA for Windows 2000 systems”on page 1-12.
Step 14. Enabling DMA for Windows NT 4.0
Note: Before enabling DMA for Windows NT 4.0, be sure to read “Step 12.
Verifying device driver software for Windows NT 4.0”on page 1-9 to
determine if your computer can perform this upgrade procedure. If you
do not perform this procedure correctly, your operating system might
lock up. Therefore, be sure to build an Emergency Repair Disk before
you use the following upgrade instructions. If you are not familiar with
the procedure for building an Emergency Repair Disk, press F1 to obtain
instructions from the Windows NT online help.
Note: Be sure that your Windows NT 4.0 operating system has the latest
Service Pack for Windows NT that is provided by Microsoft. Refer to the
documentation that comes with your computer to determine if there is
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an Intel chipset in your computer. For more information on installing
Windows NT Service Packs, visit the Microsoft Web site at
http://www.microsoft.com.
To enable DMA in Windows NT 4.0, do the following:
1. Log on as an administrator.
2. Disable the CD-ROM device driver using the following instructions:
a. Double-click My Computer.
b. Click Start.
c. Select Settings.
d. Click Control Panel.
e. Double-click Devices.
f. Select the ATAPI device.
g. Click Startup.
h. Click Disabled; then click OK. Disregard displayed warnings.
i. Select the PIIXIDE device.
j. Click Startup.
k. Click Disabled; then click OK. Disregard displayed warnings.
l. Select the ATAPIdevice.
m. Click Startup.
n. Click Disabled and then click OK. Disregard displayed warnings.
3. Upgrade the CD-ROM device driver using the following instructions:
a. Double-click My Computer.
b. Click Start.
c. Select Settings.
d. Click Control Panel.
e. Double-click SCSI adapters.
f. Click the Drivers tab.
g. Select the IDE CD-ROM device driver; then click Remove and Yes.
h. Click Add.
i. Browse to the directory that was created in Step 12 (page 1-9) when
you visited the Web site for the system board manufacturer.
j. Select the system board manufacturer device driver and click Open.
The SCSI adapter will now be identified by your system board
manufacturer.
k. Click OK.
l. Click OK.
m. Click Yes to restart your computer. If your computer starts properly,
you have successfully completed the installation of the DMA device
drivers.
If your computer fails to start properly, go to the next step.
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n. During the start process, select the Last Known Good option. If you
are unfamiliar with this technique, refer to the documentation that
comes with your Windows NT operating system or go to the Microsoft
Web site at http://www.microsoft.com for online help.
o. If your computer still does not start after following the procedure in
the previous step, use the Emergency Repair Disk you created in the
beginning of Step 14 on page 1-10 to restore the computer to a
working state.
Step 15. Enabling DMA for Windows 2000 systems
To enable DMA for Windows 2000, do the following:
1. Click Start, move cursor to Settings and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
3. Click the Hardware tab.
4. Click the Device Manager button.
5. Click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI controller to open out the tree.
6. Click on the device that corresponds to the controller where your
DVD-RAM is located (Primary IDE or Secondary IDE).
7. Click the Advanced Settings tab.
8. Select the Transfer Mode pulldown menu and select DMA if available.
9. Click OK.
10. Click Close to close the System Properties window. A message appears
informing you that the system settings have changed.
11. Click OK to restart the system.
Using the DVD-RAM drive
This section contains information on using the DVD-RAM drive.
Write protecting the cartridge
DVD-RAM cartridges can be write protected to prevent accidental loss of data.
1. Insert the tip of a ball point pen into the hole located in the ″Protect″slot of
the cartridge 1and push the slider towards the top of the cartridge 2to
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