Addonics T E C H N O L O G I E S Pocket DVD/CDRW USB FIREWIRE Serial ATA CardBus/PCMCIA Users Guide Revision 3.
FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Contents FCC Warning....................................................................................... 1 Contents ................................................................................................ 2 Chapter 1 Getting started...................................................................... 3 Power and Cable Installation ............................................... 4 Chapter 2 USB Cable Installation ........................................................
Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter will walk you through the installation of your external Pocket DVD/CDRW.
Pocket DVD/CDRW Power and Cable Connections MC-36 Connector AC/DC Adapter Input Jack Diagram 1 Switch Setting Power from AC Adapter = to the Right Power from Computer = to the left USB Power Cable You can use the USB port of your computer to power any Addonics Pocket Device. One end connects to the USB port of the computer and the other end connects to the power input of the Addonics drive. NOTE: not all Computers’ USB port can provide enough power to the USB device.
Chapter 2 USB Cable Installation Attach the USB-IDE cable’s “MC 36 Connector” to your Addonics Pocket Drive firm and securely – you should not be able to disconnect the cable without pressing the release notch. USB drivers Installation For Win98 and Win98SE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Make sure your computer is up and running Verify that all cables are connected and there is power to the drive. Insert the USB cable to the USB Port. A "New Hardware Found" message shall pops up.
Firewire Cable Installation Attach the FIREWIRE-IDE cable’s “MC 36 Connector” to your Addonics Pocket Drive firm and securely – you should not be able to disconnect the cable without pressing the release notch. Firewire Installation For Win98SE, Me, Win2000 and XP (Note for Win98SE only: After plugging in the cable some system might prompt you for Win98SE CD, in case you don’t have The Win98SE CD and the wizard prompt you for b. NTMAP.SYS please type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS c. NTMAPHLP.
Serial ATA Cable Installation Serial ATA Combo Hard Drive Installation For Win98SE, Me, 2000 and XP Note: There no drivers needed to use the Serial ATA cable as long as the drivers are installed for the Serial ATA Controller card/chip. It is plug and play. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Make sure the Serial ATA cable is securely attach to the back of the drive. (For Addonics Pocket drives such as Pocket CDROM, Exdrive etc.
CardBus / PCMCIA Interface Cable The Addonics CardBus/PCMCIA card has an option switch can allow you to choose using either PCMCIA mode or CardBus mode. The switch position is as follows: CardBus Front view Factory default setting is CardBus mode PCMCIA Side View Cardbus and PCMCIA selection switch. CardBus mode – move the switch to the side with the DOT indicator CardBus mode supports WIN 95/98/ME/2000/XP. For DOS, WIN 3.1x and WIN NT, the switch must be set in PCMCIA mode.
CardBus/PCMCIA driver Installation For Windows 95, 98, 98SE and Me (Do not run the SETUP program from the driver disk, SETUP Is for DOS or WIN 3.1 using PCMCIA mode only) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Power on your system and wait for the Desktop screen. Connect the CardBus/PCMCIA cable and external AC/DC adapter into the back of your Pocket DVD/CDRW. Plug the CardBus / PCMCIA card end of the cable into the PCMCIA slot on the side of your computer.
CardBus/PCMCIA Installation for Windows 2000 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Make sure your computer is up and running Verify that all cables are connected and there is power to the drive. Insert the PCMCIA cable to the PCMCIA socket. A "New Hardware Found" message shall pops up. Select "Next" to continue installation. Select "Search for a suitable driver...." button and select "Next". In "select a Device Driver page", select "Have Disk" to specify location.
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Chapter 3 Software Installation DVD and CD Mastering Software installation: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Load the DVD and CD Mastering Disc onto the CD-ROM or DVD/CDRW drive. Click on the Install Button to start installation process. Follow the On screen Wizard for installation. Wait for a few seconds to finish the installation. Restart the system when prompted. You may now burn CD or DVD disc. Note: Serial Number or CD key can be found on the CD sleeve if prompted.
Chapter 4 Installation Windows OS with USB connection The following procedures have been tested to work successfully with various Notebook and Desktop computers by our engineers. Because of the growing complexity of new computer hardware and software, there is always possibility that the USB DOS driver and the installation procedures that we provide cannot enable you to install the Windows OS onto your system. In this case, you may need to check with your hardware manufacturers to determine the problem.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. formatted. If you are not familiar with partitioning or formatting a hard drive, please go to the following Microsoft link for the information http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q255867 If everything went well, you should have a drive R:\ for the CDROM drive. You are now ready to copy the I386 folder from the Windows 2000 or XP installation CD to the hard drive.
Installation should now start. Follow instruction from your Operating System manual on how to install the OS. (Installation will take some time, Please be patient) Destination drive - using USB floppy or other equivalent of removable storage device. If your system does not have a built-in floppy drive, you may use a USB floppy, ZIP drive, CD or USB hard drive. But your system BIOS must have support for booting from USB floppy, ZIP, CD-ROM or hard drive.
Technical Support If you need assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please call Addonics Technical Support. Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they will need your help to do so. Calling the technical support staff without all the proper information can be both time consuming and frustrating. Here are some tips to help you out: (1) (2) (3) (4) MODEL NUMBER – Please have this number on hand. SYSTEM INFORMATION – Type of computer, peripherals, etc.
