Toshiba ATAPI User manual

ATAPI CD-ROM Drives
Installation Manual
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English 1
English
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
A New Type of Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The REAL Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Your CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Your Toshiba ATAPI CD-ROM Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What Happens Next?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
IDE Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Setting up the CD-ROM drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Setting the Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
The Setup Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Find a Free Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Fit The Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect the Drive to your IDE Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect the Drive to a DC Power Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect a Sound Cable to your Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Replace the Computer’s Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CD-ROM Driver Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
DOS and Windows 3.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Care and Use of Your CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
The Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operating the Disk Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
The Audio-out Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Mounting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

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WARNING!
This drive is a Laser Class 1 device. Disk access is carried out
using a laser beam. The laser cannot present any risk whatsoever
to the user. Any operation on the CD-ROM drive other than as
defined in this user guide should not be attempted other than by
an authorised Toshiba representative.
Reflective objects should not be placed in the disk tray because
of possible hazardous laser radiation exposure.
Copyright
This manual is copyright Toshiba Europe GmbH with all rights reserved. Under the
copyright laws, this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written
permission of Toshiba. No patent liability is assumed, however, with respect to the use of
the information contained herein.
© 1997 Toshiba Europe GmbH
Disclaimer
This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The included sets of
instructions and descriptions were accurate at the time of this manual’s production.
However, succeeding CD-ROM drives and manuals are subject to change without
notification. Therefore, Toshiba assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or
indirectly from errors, omissions or discrepancies between the CD-ROM drive and the
manual.
Written and produced by Thomas Technical Publications.
Toshiba Service Procedure
The official European distributor for this product is responsible for customer support. In
the event of problems, please contact your supplier.

Introduction 3
Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your Toshiba ATAPI CD-ROM drive. Read carefully
through this manual in order to install the drive and learn how to use it. For specification
details of your CD-ROM drive, see the accompanying specification booklet.
A New Type of Drive
Early CD-ROM drives operated using CLV (Constant Linear Velocity) where the
amount of data passing under the read head was always constant. This meant that the
rotation speed varied depending on which part of the disk was being read - faster spin for
the inside of the disk and slower spin for the outside.
Your Toshiba CD-ROM drive uses advanced PCAV (Partial Constant Angular Velocity)
which fixes the rotation speed for some parts of the disk. The drive switches
automatically between CAV to achieve the fastest possible access times and CLV to
achieve the fastest possible sustained data transfer rate.
This means that the old designations of fixed rotation speed are less helpful with this
new type of CD-ROM drive - the disk spins at different speeds during different
processes.
The REAL Test
Just spinning the disk faster does not necessarily mean the data is accessed or transferred
any faster. One of the reasons for this is that the laser head must be moved in and out
between the centre and the edge of the disk. The quality of the motor which moves the
laser head is vital as it must accelerate and then stop at exactly the right place on the disk
many thousands of times at incredible speeds.
The quality of the laser mechanism, on-board caching, error correction techniques, the
type of interface and the driver software can all have an effect on the access speed and
transfer rate. This means that a CD-ROM drive rated at a certain data transfer speed
might not really be able to achieve that speed because of bottlenecks elsewhere in the
drive
A drive with slow seek time, poor caching and poor error correction will cause
performance problems. Multimedia applications expect data to be delivered at an
acceptable rate. If the data is not delivered fast enough you notice a degradation in sound
or video quality while the computer waits for the next block of data from the CD-ROM
drive. Sometimes the poor data transfer speed can cause synchronisation between audio
and video material or between data and graphics to fail.

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Your CD-ROM Drive
This manual guides you gently through the process of setting up the drive and fitting the
drive into your computer. But don’t worry! Take one step at a time and read each section
all the way through before you start.
Your Toshiba ATAPI CD-ROM Drive
Toshiba’s ATAPI CD-ROM drives are among the most advanced available today. Their
features include:
❑Tray operation. No fiddly and expensive caddy to wrestle with – just open
the tray, drop in a disk and close the tray again
❑Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) interface. Just connect the drive to an existing IDE
controller, load the supplied drivers and go (see page 12).
The enclosed Performance Specification booklet includes full details of access times and
electrical characteristics of your drive.
What Happens Next?
This manual shows you how to set up and install your CD-ROM drive. You will need a
small cross-head screwdriver and enough room to take the case off your computer.
NOTE
Before you work through the following steps, switch off the
computer and disconnect it from the mains power supply.
The first step is to check if you can attach the CD-ROM drive to your computer as it is
now - or if you will need a second controller card from your computer supplier.
Disk tray
Headphones socket Busy light Emergency eject
Volume control Eject button

IDE Drives 5
IDE Drives
Your Toshiba CD-ROM drive is an EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics) drive,
also known as an ATAPI (ATA Packet Interface) drive. Most personal computers now
use IDE or EIDE to control their disk drives. Your CD-ROM drive will work with any
EIDE controller and will work with some older IDE controllers. Performance will be
better with a newer EIDE controller.
You must now check that your computer has an IDE controller. If you don’t have an
IDE controller or if the cable connected to your controller has no free connectors, you
will need a new one.
Remove the Computer’s Case
Every computer casing is different, but the casing is usually attached to the frame by a
number of screws at the back. Turn the computer’s case right round so you can see the
back and look for four or six screws around the edge of the casing.
Remove the screws and put them somewhere safe. The outside casing will now either
slide or lift off. Put it safely out of your way so you have room to work.
Find Your IDE Controller
The disk drives in your computer are probably controlled either by a plug-in IDE or
EIDE card or by an EIDE controller built in to the motherboard. Check the user manual
supplied with your computer for details of how the disk drive or drives in your computer
are connected.
Newer controllers have two channels, that means two EIDE cables can be attached to the
controller and each one can have two storage devices attached to it. For your disks drives
and your CD-ROM drive to provide their best performance you should use one channel
for hard disks and the other for your CD-ROM drive.
Find Your Primary Cable
Find the hard disk drive in your computer; the flat, 40-core cable connected to it will
lead either to a plug-in card or lead directly to a socket on the motherboard. There may
be two hard disks attached to this cable, or just one - with a free plug on the cable for a
second hard disk - this is your controller’s primary cable.
Find Your Secondary Cable
Follow the primary cable back to your computer’s motherboard or the plug-in controller
card. Next to the place where the cable attaches to the controller there may be a second,
identical cable or a connector where one can be attached. This is your secondary
channel. If a cable is already attached, this is your secondary cable. If there is a
connector but no cable is attached to it - you will need to contact your supplier to ask for
a 40-core EIDE CD-ROM cable.

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If your controller does not have a second channel - you will need to contact your supplier
to ask for a second, or a replacement, 2-channel EIDE controller.
Installing the Drive
Setting up the CD-ROM drive
This section shows you how to set up the drive and install it in your computer. These are
the steps you will follow:
❑Set the jumper plugs on the drive (if necessary)
❑Find a free drive bay at the front of the computer
❑Slide in the drive
❑Connect the drive to your IDE controller
❑Connect a power cable to your drive
❑Connect sound cables to your drive (optional)
❑Replace the computer’s case
❑Load the driver software to make your computer recognise the CD-ROM
drive.
If you are not familiar with the inside of your computer or if you feel the need for a little
help, find someone who has more experience and who can give you a hand. If there is
no-one to help, don’t worry, every step of the way is fully explained.
Read through this whole section covering all of the points above before you start. The
description and diagrams here are based on a typical desk-top computer. Your computer
casing or layout may be different to this. If so, refer to your computer’s user guide for
details of fitting additional drives.

Setting the Jumpers 7
The back of your CD-ROM drive looks like this:
NOTE
Before you work through the following steps, switch off the
computer and disconnect it from the mains power supply.
Setting the Jumpers
Your CD-ROM drive has a couple of jumper switches which must be correctly set before
the drive is installed.
The switches are towards the left as you look at the back of the drive. The settings of
these switches may need to be changed, depending on your needs. The two settings for
each switch are ON and OFF, sometimes referred to as 1 and 0. If the connector plug
connects the two pins, the switch is ON, if the connector plug touches only one pin, or
is not present, the switch is OFF.
The Setup Jumper
The Setup jumper switches look like this:
Setup jumper Master/Slave jumper Power connector
Digital audio output
Analogue audio output
Interface connector
PRV/ALW
T1 T0

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Test Switches (T0, T1)
The leftmost two switches (a pair of pins makes one switch) are used during testing only.
These switches should always be OFF. The default setting for these switches is OFF.
Eject Suppression Switch (PRV/ALW)
The rightmost switch is used to inhibit the operation of the drive’s EJECT button. When
this switch is set to ON, the EJECT button operates normally, opening the CD-ROM
tray. When the switch is OFF, the EJECT button cannot be used to open the drive. The
default setting for this switch is ON.
Master / Slave Switch
These switches are used to set the configuration mode for the drive:
Only one jumper should ever be fitted to this switch block. A computer which
communicates with its disk drives using an IDE controller may use two cables; the
primary cable and the secondary cable. Each cable may carry up to two drives; one
configured as a master drive and the other configured as a slave drive. The drives may be
either IDE hard disk drives or other IDE devices (in this case an ATAPI CD-ROM
drive):
The following table shows the recommended configurations. Check which configuration
your computer uses and set the configuration jumper on the drive accordingly. Refer to
Master
Slave
CSEL
Host
SlaveMaster
SlaveMaster
Primary cable
Secondary cable

Find a Free Drive Bay 9
the documentation supplied with the hard disk drives in your computer for their
configuration switch settings:
It is possible to attach a CD-ROM drive to the same cable as a hard disk drive, but hard
disk performance suffers, so it is not recommended.
Find a Free Drive Bay
The CD-ROM drive fits into any free half-height drive slot at the front of the computer.
Free drive slots usually have a cover plate of metal or plastic which conceals the front of
the slot. This is sometimes clipped in place, or sometimes fixed with two screws.
Remove the cover plate ready to fit the drive.
Primary cable Secondary cable Notes
Master Slave Master Slave
ATA hard
disk drive — — — One hard drive on one cable
ATAPI
CD-ROM
(MASTER)
— — — One CD-ROM drive on one cable
ATAPI
CD-ROM
(MASTER)
ATAPI
CD-ROM
(SLAVE)
— — Two CD-ROM drives on one cable
ATA hard
disk drive ATA hard disk drive — — Two hard drives on one cable
ATA hard
disk drive —ATAPI CD-ROM
(MASTER)
— One hard drive on one cable and
one CD-ROM drive on a second
cable
ATA hard
disk drive ATA hard disk drive ATAPI
CD-ROM
(MASTER)
— Two hard drives on one cable and
one CD-ROM drive on a second
cable