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Contacting Plextor’s 

Technical Support

Department

YOUR TASK:

Learn the variety of methods you can use to contact
Plextor’s Technical Support Department. Learn
what information you should gather before
contacting Plextor’s Technical Support Department.

YOUR OBJECTIVE:

Know how to get in contact with Plextor if you
experience any problems installing or operating
your UltraPleX CD-ROM drive.

YOUR METHOD:

Store Plextor’s e-mail, Web site, phone, fax, and
BBS numbers in a convenient location. Keep your
drive’s serial number and a copy of your sales
receipt handy as well.

If you experience a problem while installing or operating your UltraPleX drive, 

please

refer first to the troubleshooting chapter 

(Chapter 12) in this manual. It contains

solutions to the most common types of problems fielded by our technical support staff.

Our Technical Support Department will help you solve problems that relate specifi-
cally to your UltraPleX drive. In many cases, a problem that appears to be caused by
your CD-ROM drive actually originates in another part of your computer. In such
instances, our technical support staff will try to help you identify the part (e.g., SCSI
interface board) at fault and will refer you to the manufacturer of that part for further
assistance.

Although we think highly of the capabilities of our technical support staff, we
recognize that they do suffer from some limitations; namely, they do not possess
psychic or telepathic powers. Therefore, their ability to help you depends a great deal
on your ability to help them. You must act as their eyes and ears as they try to diagnose
and fix your problem. If you gather the information requested on the following page
before you contact them, you will find that your problem can be resolved much more
quickly.

Plextor’s Technical Support Department is available Monday through Friday, 6:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., PST. We are closed on weekends and some holidays.

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Page 1: ...problems that relate specifi cally to your UltraPleX drive In many cases a problem that appears to be caused by your CD ROM drive actually originates in another part of your computer In such instances...

Page 2: ...at 408 986 1010 Include your telephone number and the hours during which you can be reached Be as detailed as possible in describing your problem It typically is usefulifyoualsosendaprintoutofyourAUTO...

Page 3: ...7727 SCSI interface boards www adaptec com Advansys 408 383 9400 408 383 9753 408 383 9540 SCSI interface boards CD R software www advansys com AMC 206 882 0587 206 861 8391 Devices cables Accessories...

Page 4: ...pm Performance Data Transfer Rate CAV Sustained Burst Sync Async 2 0 4 8 MB sec 2 0 4 8 MB sec 20 MB sec 20 MB sec 5 0 MB sec 5 0 MB sec Average Random Access 85 ms 85 ms Data Buffer 512 KB 512 KB Err...

Page 5: ...m Test Block Eject Rotary Switch SCSI ID Environmental Conditions Operating Temperature 0 to 45 degrees Celsius 0 to 45 degrees Celsius Humidity 20 to 80 20 to 80 Noncondensing Noncondensing Storage T...

Page 6: ...system help you figure out what your current system configuration is and then walk you through the installation If you are lucky this process will be close to Plug and Play Either way don t worry You...

Page 7: ...ed Windows 95 We also include a floppy disk that gives you some great utilities and makes this whole Plug and Play thing work more on that coming up To the best of our knowledge Plextor s 4PleX Plus w...

Page 8: ...CIclassSCSIcontrollerto provide Plug and Play BIOS Go to the section titled Non Plug and Play Installation page 71 3 You did not buy a Plextor kit and have an older SCSI board that is not SCAM capable...

Page 9: ...and configure your SCSI controller When you start Windows 95 it will then recognize that it does not have the rightdriveravailableforyournewSCSIcontroller Adialogboxnamed NewHardware Found appears fol...

Page 10: ...ct will occur To solve this problem insert the Plextor Manager disk or use Windows Explorer or the following DOS command to copy the correct file to the applicable Windows 95 subdirectory copy D MPD C...

Page 11: ...your own stack of disks one more time Once you have the correct file you can then use the Windows 95 Add New Hardware Wizard to load it If Windows 95 did load a file during the configuration process...

Page 12: ...rt your new controller Turn on your computer and start up Windows 95 and your system should automatically detect and configure your SCSI controller If you have just installed it Windows 95 will then r...

Page 13: ...isk and use Windows Explorer or the following DOS command to copy the correct file to the applicable Windows 95 subdirectory copy D MPD C windows system iosubsys Reboot again and everything should wor...

Page 14: ...windows system iosubsys The SCSI controller documentation should tell you which file to copy If not you should contact the technical support department of the SCSI controller manufacturer If you cann...

Page 15: ...a new controller Windows 95 will recognize that it does not have the right driver available A dialog box named New Hardware Found appears followed immediately by a dialog box named Insert Disk At thi...

Page 16: ...y on your controller Turn off your computer Review the controller s documentation check the Quick Start Guide or similar document first to determine the location of the disable switch Double check for...

Page 17: ...rive ThenenterthefollowingDOScommandtoinstallthePlextordevice driver A install Or from your Program Manager in Windows choose File and Run and enter the following on the command line A install Install...

Page 18: ...for your SCSI board If your SCSI controller was not SCAM capable this would present no problem However since you purchased a SCAM capable Plextor kit you may experience problems After the installatio...

Page 19: ...alled in your system In the box called DRIVER STATUS the message should be This device is working properly If you get this message you can now make full use of your CD ROM drive with the Windows 95 32...

Page 20: ...he first company to ship a six speed CD ROM drive In early 1996 they shipped the first professional quality eight speed CD ROM drive SKC also is a leading manufacturer of compact disc players used for...

Page 21: ...NOTES 80 ULTRAPLEX OPERATION MANUAL...

Page 22: ...rive is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by PLEXTOR c if the drive is subject to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical...

Page 23: ...80 1838 FAX 408 986 1010 BBS 408 986 1569 Toll Free 800 886 3935 PLEXTOR Japan 8F Kyodo building 1 4 21 Yaesu Chuou ku Tokyo Japan 103 Web Site www plextor co jp Phone 81 3 3517 8061 FAX 81 3 3517 806...

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