User manual HP CD-WRITER 7100 CONNECTING YOUR SURESTORE CD-WRITER PLUS DRIVE - C4358-90100

[. . . ] Connecting Your HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus Drive Windows 95 and Windows NT 4. 0 R U. S. : Hewlett-Packard Company, 815 SW 14th Street Bldg. E. , Loveland, CO 80537 Europe: Hewlett-Packard Nederland B. V. , P. O. Box 58144, 1040 HC Amsterdam, The Netherlands C4358-90100 Rev. Hewlett-Packard is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. [. . . ] Click on the CD-ROM drive, and then click on the Settings tab. Under Reserved drive letters, select the drive letter after the existing letter (for both start and end drive letter) and click on OK. Then double-click on the CD-Writer drive, and then click on the Settings tab. Under Reserved drive letters, select the drive letter before the current one and click on OK. In Windows NT, click on Start/Programs/Administrative Tools(common) . Right-click on the drive letter you wish to change. Change the drive letter. s Problem Solving 29 Lost power to your computer or had to press CTRL-ALTDEL while writing to the CD!If you lose power while writing to your CD (the CD-Writer drive's Red Light is On) OR If you exit an application or press CTRL-ALTDEL while writing to CD. . . You may be able to salvage your CD, but ONLY if you: A. LEAVE YOUR CD IN THE DRIVE, DO NOT OPEN THE DISC TRAY B. then re-enter the application you were using Once the application tries to access the CD-Writer drive, the recovery operation will make it appear that the last session is there. However, in reality, only a part of the CD's directory may be there. Your recordable CD is still usable if you can read the directory. Repeat the entire copy operation to make sure that your files are copied to the recordable or rewritable CD. Hard Drive Compression Software We do not recommend using hard drive compression software. If you use hard drive compression software, it estimates free hard drive space based upon a compression ratio (often user selectable). Programs may check your hard drive for space needed and may think you have the necessary free space. However, depending on the type of files you are copying, you may in fact not have enough hard drive space. Achieving optimal performance Run SCANDISK. EXE and DEFRAG. EXE on your hard drive before using your CD-Writer drive for the first time (see your Windows manual for more information). These programs improve access times to the hard drive, which will help improve system performance while writing to and reading from the CD-Writer drive. 30 Installation Guide Printer Status Monitor Software NOTE: This is only a problem if your printer is connected to the back of the CD-Writer drive. If your printer came with a program that notifies you about the status of the printer (such as when it is out of paper), thisprinter status monitor software might cause problems. The printer status monitor software checks the status of your printer every few seconds. [. . . ] 800-368-9673 or 970-635-1510 Europe Austria (free line) . 020 795743 Switzerland (free line) - French . 0800 960271 Other locations in Europe (toll line) . . +31 (0)20 681 5792 HPFirst Faxback Service 48 Customer Support Asia/Pacific China . [. . . ]