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Using the NEC Combo Drive   1

NEC PowerMate

®

 Desktop Computers

Using the NEC Combo Drive

The NEC Combo Drive provides the functions of a 4x/4x/32x maximum variable-speed
CD-RW drive and a 6x DVD-ROM drive. You get both CD-ROM and DVD-ROM technology.
The NEC Combo Drive is fully compatible with Kodak Multisession Photo CDs™ and standard
audio CDs.

Use your NEC Combo Drive to load and start programs from CDs or to play audio CDs while
you work or relax. With the Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 98 or Windows 2000 operating system, you

can play full-length CD-i movies and play movies in DVD format. DVD is not supported under
the Windows NT

®

 operating system. Use the drive to create data and audio CDs and to write

information to a recordable or re-recordable CD.

The software that comes with an NEC Combo Drive computer system includes:

„

 

MGI SoftDVD Max™ for PowerMate

®

 Desktop Computers – contains the software you

need to configure your system for DVD playback.

„

 

NEC CD-RW Software CD – includes applications for CD-RW functions.

See the following section to use your combo drive.

DVD-ROM Drive

This section provides information on:

„

 

installing and configuring MGI SoftDVD MAX

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starting and using MGI SoftDVD MAX

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identifying conditions, situations, and settings that affect playback

„

 

using the password protection feature

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optimizing a retail Windows 2000 installation for optimal videodisc play

„

 

uninstalling MGI SoftDVD MAX.

Installing MGI SoftDVD MAX

Use the following steps to install the SoftDVD player.

1. 

Insert the MGI SoftDVD MAX CD in the combo drive.

If you have auto-insert notification enabled, the installation program launches
automatically.

If you do not have auto-insert notification enabled, click the 

Start

 button and select 

Run

.

Browse for the drive letter representing the drive containing the CD, and double click

Setup

.

Several MGI SoftDVD MAX screens appear, followed by a License Agreement window.

2. 

Click 

Yes

 to accept the conditions in the license agreement. The Welcome window appears.

3. 

Click 

Next

. The Choose Destination Location window appears.

4. 

Click 

Next

. The installation begins and a status bar appears on the screen showing the

progress of the installation.

Summary of Contents for NEC COMBO DRIVE

Page 1: ...pplications for CD RW functions See the following section to use your combo drive DVD ROM Drive This section provides information on installing and configuring MGI SoftDVD MAX starting and using MGI SoftDVD MAX identifying conditions situations and settings that affect playback using the password protection feature optimizing a retail Windows 2000 installation for optimal videodisc play uninstalli...

Page 2: ...wer Schemes window for MGI SoftDVD MAX to play DVD movies properly To access these settings open the Control Panel and double click the Power Management icon With Power schemes set to Always on set the following fields to Never System standby Turn off monitor Turn off hard disks Note If you alter these AC power management settings be sure to change them back before playing a movie with MGI SoftDVD...

Page 3: ...agement settings that are enabled Performing the following activities during playback can impede DVD playback changing screen resolution changing the world region setting Some DVD movie titles are not configured to tap all the features of the DVD ROM drive or MGI SoftDVD MAX Some DVD titles cannot be ejected during play you must stop the movie and then eject the DVD do not enforce their advertised...

Page 4: ...EC Computers These settings are not the default settings in retail versions of the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system If you install a retail version of the Windows 2000 operating system instead of the version provided by NEC Computers the NEC Computers default settings are overwritten You can manually change them back to optimize DVD ROM drive performance by following these steps 1 From the ...

Page 5: ... Easy CD Creator is installed 6 When the installation completes click Finish A dialog box appears asking if you want to install Adobe Acrobat Reader to access the online help provided by Adobe 7 Click No if Acrobat Reader is installed Click Yes to install Acrobat Reader If you click Yes Acrobat Reader is installed after you restart the system Follow the on screen prompts to install Acrobat Reader ...

Page 6: ...orporation Panasonic Phillips Ricoh Co Ltd SONY Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd TDK Corporation Teijin Yamaha Removal of CD RW Software from Systems with Windows 2000 If your system is running the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system and you want to remove the CD RW software be sure to remove Easy CD Creator before you remove the DirectCD application If you need to remove the CD RW software remove Easy CD C...

Page 7: ...le recording CD ROMs or audio CDs 4x CD rewriting maximum variable speed for example using as a personal storage medium 24x CD ROM reading maximum variable speed 6x DVD ROM reading maximum variable speed User Data Maximum Capacity 1 MB 1024x1024 4 38 GB single side single layer 656 MB mode 1 7 95 GB single side dual layer 748 MB mode 2 CD R Write Maximum Transfer Rate on CD Record 300 KB s 2x 600 ...

Page 8: ...uters Inc All rights reserved NEC and PowerMate are registered trademarks of NEC Corporation and or one or more of its subsidiaries Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners The information and specifications in this publication are subject to change without notice V...

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