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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
®
8X Slimline
DVD-ROM drive.
Product description
This option package is intended for multimedia applications. The drive comes
with a CD containing MPEG-2 decoding software for Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95,
Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT
®
4.0 Workstation, Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional, and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).
In addition to this guide, your option package includes the following:
v IBM 8X Slimline DVD-ROM drive
v One combo cable
v One MPEG-2 software CD
v One 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 D. Help and service information” on page D-1 for technical
support information.
Your drive can read many DVD and CD formats, including DVD video,
DVD-RAM, 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 24 times the standard CD-ROM drive
speed (24X), and is designed for installation in a personal computer that has a
slimline bay and 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
®
133MHz (for MPEG-2 decoding)
v Minimum RAM: 32 MB
v Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, or
Windows Me
v An available slimline drive bay
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