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DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW Drive
When you are not using the DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive, you can turn the drive power off to
minimize power consumption.
When you want to minimize power consumption (example)
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Set [CD/DVD Drive Power] in the Setup Utility to [Off].
The drive power remains off when the computer is started up.
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To use the drive, turn it on with the drive power/open switch or using [Manual Switching] in
the Optical Disc Drive Power-Saving Utility.
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When finished using the drive, turn the drive power off.
Turn the DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive power on/off
Situation
Function to use
Related pages
When you want to
turn on and off quickly
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The drive power/open switch
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[Manual Switching] of the Optical Disc
Drive Power-Saving Utility
To turn off
automatically after a
certain time interval
has elapsed
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[Auto Off Setting] of the Optical Disc
Drive Power-Saving Utility
To set the power
always either on or off
when the computer is
started up
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[CD/DVD Drive Power] in [Main] menu
of the Setup Utility
To check the power
status of the drive
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DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive indicator
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