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External Drive

for Combo DVD/CD-RW-ROM and DVD-ROM

USER’S GUIDE

Making Your Mobile Life Easier.

Making Your Mobile Life Easier.

Visit our Web site at: www.targus.com

Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. 

©

 2002 Targus Corp.

400-0084-001A

Summary of Contents for NOTEWORTHY 400-0084-001A

Page 1: ...NGELES TORONTO HONG KONG SYDNEY External Drive for Combo DVD CD RW ROM and DVD ROM USER S GUIDE Making Your Mobile Life Easier Making Your Mobile Life Easier Visit our Web site at www targus com Features and specifications are subject to change without notice 2002 Targus Corp 400 0084 001A ...

Page 2: ...erating System 7 Windows Me Operating System 8 Windows 2000 XP Operating System 8 Windows NT 4 0 Operating System 9 Using the External Drive 10 Inserting and Removing a Disc 10 Playing Audio CDs 11 Reading Data DVDs 11 Playing DVD Movies 12 Hot Swapping 12 Writing and Rewriting CDs Model NW930 Only 12 Things to Remember 13 Operating Hints 13 Safety Measures 13 ...

Page 3: ...ting 16 Solving General Problems 16 Changing the Drive Letter Assignment 17 Writing and Rewriting Problems 17 Technical Support 17 Product Registration 19 Warranty 19 Regulatory Compliance 19 FCC Federal Communications Commission 19 ...

Page 4: ...rd slot This user s guide describes how to connect the external drive to your computer install default and enhanced performance drivers Windows 2000 operating system only and how to operate the drive for the following models NW930 Combo DVD CD RW ROM Drive NWDVD03 DVD ROM Drive In addition to this user s guide depending on the model that you purchased this package contains NW930 NWDVD03 Combo DVD ...

Page 5: ...1A of power For the DVD movie playback feature to work you must have a DVD ROM decoder installed in your computer or a player application such as DVDExpress or Power DVD set up under the Windows 98 Me 2000 XP operating system DVD movie playback is not available with the Windows NT operating system Hardware Operating System PC with an Intel Pentium processor or equivalent and a hard disk drive Wind...

Page 6: ...end of the cable into any Type II PC Card slot on your computer 4 Connect the supplied AC adapter to the AC power jack on the external drive and plug the adapter into a working power outlet NOTE For the best results charge the drive using the supplied AC adapter for at least one hour before connecting it to your computer and installing the driver software You can now begin installing the driver so...

Page 7: ...ge 17 To write and rewrite CDs if you are running the Windows 98 Me 2000 operating systems you must also install the supplied CD writing software See Writing and Rewriting CDs Model NW930 Only on page 12 Windows 98 Operating System 1 Turn on your computer 2 Insert the driver software CD into your computer s CD ROM drive The Add New Hardware Wizard appears 3 Click Next The locate driver screen appe...

Page 8: ... The driver loads from the CD ROM 4 Click Finish to complete the driver installation You are now ready to begin using your external drive Windows 2000 XP Operating System Installing the Default Driver Installing the default driver from your operating system allows for instant access to your drive and uses fewer resources such as memory and drive space allowing your computer to run more efficiently...

Page 9: ...earch for a suitable driver from my device recommended and click Next The Locate Driver Files screen appears 7 Insert the driver software CD into your computer s CD ROM drive select CD ROM drives so that a check mark appears in the check box and click Next 8 Click Next again to confirm selection of the driver 9 If the Digital Signature Not Found dialogue box appears click Yes to continue The enhan...

Page 10: ...ions You are now ready to begin using your external drive Using the External Drive Inserting and Removing a Disc 1 Turn on your computer and press the eject button to open the tray 2 To insert a disc hold it by the edges and place it in the tray with the readable plain side down If you are using a high capacity disc place the side of the disc you want the drive to read facing down Then gently pres...

Page 11: ...d carefully open the tray by hand Playing Audio CDs You can play audio CDs on your external drive by using the CD Player application included in the operating system To hear the audio you can either Connect headphones or external speakers to the Audio Out jack on the external drive Connect an audio cable from the Audio Out jack on the external drive to the Line In jack on your computer Reading Dat...

Page 12: ...n the system tray or click Start Settings and Control Panel 2 Double click PC Card PCMCIA 3 Highlight the PC Card cable and click Stop The message You may now safely remove the card appears 4 Remove the PC Card cable from your computer Writing and Rewriting CDs Model NW930 Only To write and rewrite CDs if you are running the Windows 98 Me 2000 XP operating systems you must install writing software...

Page 13: ...ore using it CAUTION Changes in temperature during transport particularly from a cool to a warmer temperature can cause condensation to form in the drive and may result in operating problems Allowing the drive to reach room temperature helps to prevent this Avoid using the external drive in dusty or humid surroundings A short delay is normal before the external drive reads an audio CD CD ROM DVD o...

Page 14: ...ype II Voltage DC 5V 5 Media Formats The external drive reads formats according to the following CD compact disc and DVD digital versatile disc standards MS DOS operating system data CDs High Sierra Mode 1 Mode 2 complying with ISO 9660 Kodak Photo CDs single and multi session CDI CDI Ready CD Midi CD R CD RW CD Plus Data CDs Joliet UDF Universal Disc Format CD TEXT CD EXTRA CD ROM XA Audio CDs Vi...

Page 15: ...DVD Mode 8x DVD speed 8 112 KB s NWDVD03 CD Mode 24x CD speed 3 600 KB s DVD Mode 8x DVD speed 10 816 KB s Supported Disc Sizes Model NW930 Only Write 12 cm 4 72 inches Read 8 cm 3 15 inches 12 cm 4 72 inches DVD ROM type description DVD 5 DVD 9 DVD 10 DVD 18 Capacity according to the manufacturer 4 7 GB 8 5 GB 9 4 GB 17 GB Actual capacity 4 38 GB 7 96 GB 8 75 GB 15 92 GB Written sides 1 1 2 2 Lay...

Page 16: ...irmly attached to the drive and that the PC Card is fully inserted into the PC Card slot of your computer Remove the driver software and reinstall it To do this 1 Insert the driver software CD into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 From your desktop double click the My Computer icon 3 Select the CD ROM drive double click the DriverRemove exe file and follow the on screen instructions If there is no s...

Page 17: ... changes to take effect Writing and Rewriting Problems If the external drive is not writing or rewriting data properly try the following Reduce the write rewrite speed from 4x to 2x Disable all Advanced Power Management APM functions Remove or disable all Terminate and Stay Resident TSR programs such as your anti virus program Defragment your hard disk drive Technical Support In the unlikely event...

Page 18: ...so available to answer your questions through one of the following telephone numbers US Monday through Friday 8 00 a m 08 00 to 8 00 p m 20 00 Eastern time 800 283 6325 Canada Monday through Friday 9 00 a m 09 00 to 5 00 p m 17 00 Eastern time 888 827 4877 Europe Belgium 32 0 02 717 2451 Denmark 45 0 35 25 8751 France 33 0 1 64 53 9151 Germany 49 0 21 16 579 1151 Italy 39 0 24 827 1151 Netherlands...

Page 19: ... that may cause undesired operation FCC Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules and RS 210 Regulations Canada These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment gener...

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