User manual ASUS DVD-100

[. . . ] E411 R DVD-ROM Drive ATAPI / Enhanced IDE Interface USER'S MANUAL No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of the ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Product warranty or service shall not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. [. . . ] Choose your preferred transfer mode and then press [Enter]. Highlight Start Installation and then press [Enter]. The installation utility will update your AUTOEXEC. BAT and CONFIG. SYS files with the appropriate settings and create the other options that you chose. After the installation is completed, restart your computer. Express Setup Choose the express setup option for quick and easy installation. For most users, this option, which installs the default DVD-ROM driver setting, works just fine. Ultra-DMA, among others, almost doubles the maximum transfer speed of the ATA-3 standard and improves data integrity. NOTE: These special settings require that you have a motherboard or install an adapter that supports either or all of these modes. · · Windows 9x/Windows NT If your DVD-ROM Drive is already installed, Windows 9x or Windows NT will automatically detect it and determine the appropriate settings for the drive and install or load the correct driver. OS/2 and Other Operating Systems Your DVD-ROM Drive supports the ATAPI drive interface. Your system should be able to automatically detect your DVD-ROM Drive and load the appropriate device driver. ASUS DVD-ROM Drive User's Manual 9 III. S/W INST ALLATION DOS/Windows/Others Custom Setup IV. DVD-ROM DRIVE OPERATION Now that you've installed your DVD-ROM Drive, you're ready to start using it. To start using your DVD-ROM Drive, you need to know how to (1) operate the DVDROM Drive using the controls on the front panel, (2) insert CD/DVD discs into and remove them from the drive, and (3) handle CD/DVD discs. Front Panel Controls Headphones Jack allows you to connect a pair of earphones or headphones to the drive for private listening. It also allows you to connect a pair of powered/ self-amplified speakers. Just plug them into the Headphones Jack. Volume Controls allows you to adjust the volume of your earphones, headphones or powered/self-amplified speakers connected to the Headphones Jack. This control has no effect on the audio output from devices (such as speakers) connected to your sound card. Disc Indicator lights up when there is a disc inside your DVD-ROM Drive, otherwise this indicator will not light. This indicator flashes whenever your DVD-ROM Drive is busy reading information from your disc or when your drive is in use. Emergency Ejection Hole allows you to manually eject the tray in case of power failure. See Emergency Eject for more information. Select Buttons allows you to manually control your audio discs without having to run any software program. Open/Close/Stop Button The right button has three states: OPEN, CLOSE, and STOP. If tray is closed, pressing this button will OPEN or eject it. If tray is out, pressing this button will CLOSE it. [. . . ] Use a full disc if possible to get the maximum transfer rate from your drive. Change the transfer mode of your DVD-ROM Drive to Multiword or Ultra DMA Mode to maximize its capability. · For DOS, see Custom Setup under SOFTWARE INSTALLATION for more information. · For Windows 95 or Windows NT, Bus Master driver must be installed. Unless your computer dealer installed the driver when you bought it or your motherboard supports Bus Master mode, Windows will not use bus mastering for your CD-ROM Drive. · Click My Computer | Control Panel | System | Device Manager | CD-ROM controllers. [. . . ]