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5. PC Connections

The drive connects to the motherboard of the host computer using an IDE interface cable.

Both Primary and Secondary connectors are usually provided on the motherboard, which
may be connected as follows:

Master

1.  

Slave

2.  

Motherboard

3.  

Primary connector

4.  

Secondary connector

5.  

less than 6 inches

6.  

less than 18 inches

7.  

IDE interface cable

8.  

To Install as a Master Drive

  

To Install as a Slave Drive

To Install as a Master Drive

To install the drive as a Master, the jumper can be left as supplied from the factory.

Master drive (MP5240A)

1.  

Master drive (Booting hard disk)

2.  

Secondary connector

3.  

Primary connector

4.  

Slave drive (Other IDE drive)

5.  

IDE interface cable

6.  

Summary of Contents for MP5240A

Page 1: ...encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect th...

Page 2: ...mity The Product complies with the requirements of the EMC Directive 89 366 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Please take notice that the manufacturer of this equipment does not offer any wa...

Page 3: ...lating to the drive Failing to comply with the information in this manual and or incorrect handling of the drive may result in serious personal injury or damage to the product Indicates restriction or...

Page 4: ...drive The drive allows you to play DVD ROM CD ROM media write to and play DVD R CD R media write to play and edit DVD RW CD RW media that are rewritable In order to operate the drive connected with yo...

Page 5: ...icts possible occurrences of buffer underrun errors in advance and automatically avoids them The MP5240A is the industry s first ever drive that features JustLink With this technology the MP5240A ensu...

Page 6: ...oom temperature Condensation may occur causing abnormal operation Make sure to remove the media before moving the drive The media may be damaged causing data loss Be careful to prevent foreign objects...

Page 7: ...n doing this See Fig 1 After cleaning the media with compressed air place it on the media tray and mount it See Fig 2 We suggest using dry air cleaner as compressed air for cleaning Other Cautions Whe...

Page 8: ...fig1 Check 1 Recording surface 2 fig2 50 to 100mm 1 Back...

Page 9: ...drive senses the disc warpage and inclination and thereby corrects the laser angle so that the laser is always directed toward the disc surface at the right angle It functions only when writing to or...

Page 10: ...wer terminal Recommendation discs 2 Recommendation Tested to be compatible CD R Ricoh Taiyo Yuden Mitsubishi Chemical Maxell CD RW Ricoh Mitsubishi Chemical 1 High Speed CD RW Ricoh Mitsubishi Chemica...

Page 11: ...ve When the disc is being accessed it flashes or lights orange If a disc is not mounted the indicator does not light even when the power is turned on When a illegal disc is loaded or some hardware tro...

Page 12: ...master slave configuration takes effect after power on reset 3 IDE Interface Connector Connect to the IDE Integrated Device Electronics interface using a 40 pin flat IDE cable Caution Do not connect o...

Page 13: ...only in an emergency Using it excessively will cause malfunction Turn the power to OFF 1 Push a thin stiff wire into the emergency eject hole The disc tray slides out a little 2 Holding the disc tray...

Page 14: ...Disc ejection Press the eject button 1 Slowly take the disc out of the disc tray 2 Press the eject button or push the disc tray and the tray will be inserted back into the drive 3...

Page 15: ...nside the unit quickly When the disc tray is in the ejected position dust and other debris will enter possibly causing read errors write errors or drive failure Back Next Load the media Disc ejection...

Page 16: ...arger circular depression with its label side facing upside When using an 80 mm CD place the disc in the smaller circular depression with its label side facing upside Writing to 80 mm CD R and CD RW m...

Page 17: ...Load the disc by pressing the eject button or by lightly pushing in the disc tray 3 Next...

Page 18: ...Load the media Disc ejection Emergency Eject Using the Drive in a Vertical Position...

Page 19: ...abs on the disc tray Turn each of them inwards untill they click into place 1 When loading a disc insert it into the inner side of the tabs Caution Cannot be used with 80mm CDs Cannot be used with bus...

Page 20: ...nual for the computer to know the location of the IDE connector Turn off all peripheral devices of the computer and the computer itself and disconnect their power cords from the wall sockets Discharge...

Page 21: ...n a unique way A hard disk is normally installed as the Primary Master on the E IDE ATAPI interface Other E IDE peripheral devices such as hard drives and CD ROMs are then set accordingly Caution If t...

Page 22: ...re than one jumper is installed the drive may malfunction or be damaged Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Soun...

Page 23: ...ter for details about removing the cover Caution There may be sharp edges inside the computer take care to avoid injury Example When newly installing the MP5240A drive into a PC Back Next 1 Jumper Set...

Page 24: ...e unit into the bay Do not apply excessive pressure to the cables inside the computer 2 Secure the drive with the screws provided If there is not enough space behind the drive connect the E IDE cables...

Page 25: ...Back Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Sound Card Connection 7 Replacing the Computer Cover 8 Device Drivers...

Page 26: ...upply to the socket on the drive unit fitting the connector properly into the socket Back Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC...

Page 27: ...erboard 3 Primary connector 4 Secondary connector 5 less than 6 inches 6 less than 18 inches 7 IDE interface cable 8 To Install as a Master Drive To Install as a Slave Drive To Install as a Master Dri...

Page 28: ...To Install as a Slave Drive When connecting the drive as a slave drive change the position of the slave setting jumper pin on the rear of the system unit...

Page 29: ...Master drive Booting hard disk 1 Slave drive MP5240A 2 Secondary connector 3 Primary connector 4 Master drive Other IDE drive 5 IDE interface cable 6...

Page 30: ...Back Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Sound Card Connection 7 Replacing the Computer Cover 8 Device Drivers...

Page 31: ...IEC958 for digital audio output As long as the sound board comes with S PDIF input it can be connected externally to the D A converter The drive can be used as a CD transporter for playing CDs at the...

Page 32: ...1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Sound Card Connection 7 Replacing the Computer Cover 8 Device Drivers...

Page 33: ...f the drive unit is complete replace the computer cover Back Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Sound Card Conn...

Page 34: ...in control panels system hardware device manager If the drive is not recognized by your computer For Windows 98 98SE Me Users If a indicator is displayed on the IDE controller in control panels syste...

Page 35: ...1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Sound Card Connection 7 Replacing the Computer Cover 8 Device Drivers...

Page 36: ...ot attach any stickers or labels to the media Using discs with labels attached not only causes read and write errors but data on the disc may be lost due to damage to the media itself Load the media D...

Page 37: ...B sec 1 40X 6 0MB sec 1 Write Speed CD R 4X 600KB sec 8X 1 2MB sec 12X 1 8MB sec 24X 3 6MB sec CD RW 4X 600KB sec 10X 1 5MB sec DVD RW 2 4X 3 38MB sec 4X 6 64MB sec DVD R 2 4X 3 38MB sec 4X 6 64MB sec...

Page 38: ...0hours or greater MTTR Within 30 minutes Environmental Conditions When operating When not operating Temperature 5 C to 50 C No air cooling 40 C to 65 C Humidity 5 to 90 R H No condensation 5 to 95 R H...

Page 39: ...hoto CD discs require special reader player Also Photo CD requires a license from Kodak 4 Bundled software does not support these writing formats The drive s appearance and specifications may change w...

Page 40: ...The content is at the point when the product has been released Copyright RICOH Co Ltd All rights reserved...

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