DVD-ROM Drive User's Guide

Installation and user’s guide

This section contains the product description, hardware and software

installation instructions, and operating information for the IBM

16X Max

DVD-ROM Drive.

Product description

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, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows NT

4.0 Workstation, and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

In addition to this guide, your option package includes the following:

v IBM 16X Max DVD-ROM Drive

v Four mounting screws (M3 x 5-mm, slotted)

v IDE cable for connecting two IDE devices

v One black or two white bezels, depending on your option, for use on

specific IBM systems

v Internal audio ″Y″ cable

v MPEG-2 software CD

v Safety information manual

v Laser safety guide

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 the included MPEG-2

software to play video files. The drive also reads multiple-session, extended

architecture (XA) discs, such as the Kodak Photo CD. This drive delivers data

at up to 40 times the standard CD-ROM drive speed (40X), and is designed for

installation in a personal computer that uses integrated drive electronics (IDE)

or enhanced IDE (EIDE) architecture.

Installation requirements

Be sure that your computer meets the following system requirements before

installing the drive:

v Minimum microprocessor: Intel

Pentium

II 233MHz

v Minimum RAM: 32 MB