User manual HP DVD WRITER DVD500 DVD400I, DVD420I, DVD530I, DVD630I, DVD640I DVD WRITER - QUICK START

[. . . ] After installation, a screen shows the Install Recommendation: click Print or record the recommendations listed below: Shut down Windows®, turn off and unplug your computer. discharge static electricity and remove your computer's cover. CAUTION: Static electricity can damage your computer's internal parts. [. . . ] If it uses rails, attach the rails that came with your computer to the HP drive. Check the Install Recommendation to see if the HP drive will share the data cable with another device. Follow the data cable already attached to the other device and attach the HP drive to an extra connector on that cable. If there isn't an extra connector, replace the existing data cable with one that has two connectors. TIP: If the data cable is too short, buy a longer cable (18" maximum) or rearrange your computer's drives to make everything reach. If you rearrange the drives, you might have to reset the master/slave jumpers. TIP: When connected correctly, the colored stripe on the data cable lines up with pin 1 on the back of the drive. Finding Your IDE Controller If your computer has an IDE hard drive or CD-ROM, follow the data cable from it to the motherboard: the place where it plugs into the motherboard is the IDE controller. Setting the Master/Slave Jumper Most computers have a primary and secondary IDE controller and each IDE controller can have one or two devices connected to it. You set the jumper of the first connected device to master; set the second connected device to slave. Optimizing Your IDE Devices Try to have your HP drive share a controller with a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive instead of a hard drive. Because of speed differences, the performance of your hard drive would be affected. Locate an available power cable and plug it into the back of the HP drive. Power cables usually have yellow, red and black wires. TIP: If you don't have an available power cable, you may have to purchase a Y- power connector from your computer dealer. CAUTION: Power cables only fit one way and an improper connection will damage the drive. [. . . ] The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. [. . . ]