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REAR PANEL OF THE DRIVE
1. Vent
2. IEEE 1394 Interface Connector x 2 (Optional): Choose either of these two
connectors. The other can be connected to other IEEE 1394 devices.
3. Line Out Jack: Used to output audio signal to an amplifier.
4. Power Switch: Switch to power on or off. (When USB cable is connected to PC, the
Power is always on despite of power switch position.)
5. USB Connector
6. External Power Jack: Connect to AC adapter.
7. Kensington Lock Connector
Cable Connection
Note: you cannot connect both interface cables to the PC at the same time.
1. Insert the plug of the interface cable into the related Interface Connector.
2. Insert the plug of AC adapter into the External Power Jack of drive.
3. Attach the AC adapter to the outlet.
4. Please follow the related software installation guide to install the driver.
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** Microsoft has provided the "Storage Supplement Update" on "Windows Update" website.
This patch file allows IEEE1394 devices to work more stably and to be safely removed
from the system. **
Please follow the following procedures to download this patch file:
i. In Windows 98SE system, make sure you have connected to the Internet.
ii. Click "Start" then "Windows Update" to link to the website.
iii. On the website, click "Product Updates" to open the download list.
iv. Under the "Recommended Updates" area, select "Storage Supplement Update", and
then click "Download" button to start download and install this patch.
v. After the update is complete, restart PC.
vi. After the PC has restarted and booted into Windows, insert the IEEE 1394 interface
cable into computer, the external drive will be recognized automatically.
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♦When connecting this external drive to USB1.1 port, the Data Transfer Rate is
too slow to playback a DVD title or burn a DVD disc smoothly. Connect this
drive to USB2.0 host is recommended.
Under Windows Me/2000/XP
i. Boot-up your computer into Windows, making sure the USB port device driver has
been installed and is available. To check this, open the “Device Manager” window to
see if the “USB 2.0 Host Controller” is installed without error.
ii. Make sure the USB cable and external power are connected as described in
Hardware Installation. Connect the USB cable to the USB port of your PC. The
“Power Status LED” on the front panel should have now lit up.
Note: if the LED does not light-up, un-plug the USB cable from PC, push the
Power Switch of the drive to ON position, then plug the USB cable back to PC.
Windows will install its resident device driver automatically. After the automatic
installation, this external drive will appear under a new drive letter in “My Computer”.
iii. If the external drive doesn’t appear in “My Computer” or doesn’t work properly, please
go into “Device Manager” to check whether the device is installed as the following
status:
zUSB Mass Storage Device:
Installed under “Universal Serial
Bus Controllers”
zThe name of the DVD writer:
Installed under “DVD/CD-ROM
drives”
How to Disconnect the Device From PC Under Windows Me/2000/XP
1. Click the icon or on system tray and a dialog box will appear beside the icon.
2. Click “Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device – Drive (D :)” (The drive letter may
differ from yours) in the dialog box.
3. Wait for a few seconds until “The USB Mass Storage Device can now be safely
removed from the system” prompts. Then remove the USB cable from computer.
Under Windows 98SE
i. Boot-up computer into Windows. Do not connect the external DVD Dual Writer drive
to PC. Insert the “Driver CD” into a CD-ROM drive, the welcome screen will pop-up
automatically. If the welcome screen does not pop-up, double click “My Computer”,
double click the CD-ROM icon that contains the “Driver CD”, and then double click
“Autorun.exe” to open the welcome screen.
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