Windows XP has built-in drag-and-drop support. This will work with your
drive with no additional software. If you install DLA, the operating system
built-in support is replaced by the DLA function, but can be enabled from the
properties menu on the drive letter.
To install these applications, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the IBM CD-RW/DVD-ROM Software and User’s Guide CD into your
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive. A browser automatically starts.
2. In the browser, click RecordNow, click Drive Letter Access, and then click
WinDVD.
3. Restart your computer.
4. If the browser does not start, open a command window and enter the
following for each application, where e is the drive letter of your
CD-RW/DVD Combination Drive:
e:\launch.bat
Step 10. Setting up your computer for DVD video playback
This section provides instructions on enabling DMA settings so you can play
DVD movies with your CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination drive.
1. Right click on My Computer on the desktop or in the Start Menu.
2. Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
3. Check your operating system, and then follow the appropriate instructions
for enabling DMA which are included in Appendix C, “Customizing the
device-driver configuration settings”, on page C-1.
v If your operating system is Windows Me, follow the instructions under
“Enabling DMA for Windows Me” on page C-1.
v If your operating system is Windows 2000, follow the instructions under
“Enabling DMA for Windows 2000” on page C-1.
v If your operating system is Windows XP, follow the instructions under
“Enabling DMA for Windows XP” on page C-2.
Using CD-R and CD-RW discs
The CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive can write to both CD-R and
CD-RW discs. CD-RW discs can be erased and reused many times; CD-R discs
can be written to only once.
RecordNow is used to copy CDs, create new data CDs, and produce new
audio CDs that can be read by standard CD-RW drives and CD players.
RecordNow can also be used to create CD images in ISO9660 format and burn
previously saved images to CD
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