Technical information

44 Chapter 2

DVD Drive

All the software necessary to use your computer and connect to the Internet is already

installed on your PowerBook. ( You need to use the PowerBook CDs that came with your

computer only if you are having problems and need to reinstall system software.) However, if

you purchased additional software with your PowerBook, you can install or run software

from CD and DVD discs using the DVD drive in the expansion bay.

Note: If you have older software that comes on ﬂoppy disks, contact the software

manufacturer to see if the software is available on a CD-ROM disc or purchase a third-party

expansion bay or external ﬂoppy disk drive (such as an LS120/SuperDisk) for your

PowerBook from your Apple dealer or The Apple Store (www.apple.com/store).

Inserting Discs

To install or use programs from a CD or DVD disc, follow these steps:

1 With the computer turned on, press the drive button on the outside of the drive.

2 Pull the tray all the way open.

3 Place a disc in the tray, with the label facing up, and make sure the disc is lying ﬂat in the tray

and is seated ﬁrmly on the spindle.

Note: The DVD-ROM drive has small locks on the drive spindle that hold the disc securely

in place. When inserting a disc over these locks, you may need to apply additional pressure.

Place the hole in the center of the disc directly over the drive spindle and press down until

you feel the disc lock into place.

4 Push the tray in to close it.

5 When the icon for the disc appears on the screen, the disc is ready for use.

Drive spindle

Drive lens

Drive button

Manual

eject button