The
IBM CD-RW & DVD-ROM Software and User’s Guide CD
contains several
video device drivers in the \DRIVERS\VIDEO directory. These can be useful if
you are having difficulty playing back DVD videos. Before using them, consult
your system manual to determine what video hardware you have. To install
them, use the Add New Hardware feature of your operating system.
Step 9. Setting up your computer for DVD video playback
This section provides instructions on enabling DMA settings so you can play
DVD movies with your DVD-ROM drive.
Enabling the DMA settings
Check the version number of your operating system, and then follow the
appropriate instructions for enabling DMA which are included in
“Appendix C. Customizing the device-driver configuration settings” on
page C-1.
1.
Click
Start,
click
Settings,
and then click
Control Panel.
2.
Double-click
System
and read the version number under System.
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If your operating system version number is 4.00.950B or 4.00.95C, follow
the instructions under “Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA
parameters for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me” on
page C-1.
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If your operating system version number is 5.00.2195, follow the
instructions under “Enabling DMA for Windows 2000” on page C-1.
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If your operating system version number is 4.00.1381, follow the
instructions under “Enabling DMA for Windows NT 4.0” on page C-2.
The
IBM CD-RW & DVD-ROM Software and User’s Guide CD
contains
several IDE bus master drivers in the \DRIVERS\ATAPI directory. These
are used to support DVD Video playback under Windows NT 4.0. Consult
your system manual and the README file in the driver directory to
determine if your system supports one of these device drivers.
Using CD-R and CD-RW discs
The CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive can write to both CD-R and
CD-RW discs. CD-RW discs can be erased and reused many times; CD-R discs
can be written to only once.
MyCD is used to copy CDs, create new data CDs, and produce new audio CDs
that can be read by standard CD-RW drives and CD players.
DLA is used to make file archives and data CDs that can be altered many
times. It also provides the convenience of direct drive-letter access. When used
with CD-RW media, DLA is very much like using a diskette to store files. If
DLA is used with CD-R media, you can write and rewrite until the CD is full,
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