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Using the NEC Combo Drive
Using the Password Feature
The password feature allows you to set parental controls for playing rated videodiscs. You can
set protection levels according to Movie Industry standards. Setting the protection level gives
you control for which videodiscs can be played.
Protection levels are password-protected. Note that if the protection level is changed, that level
is maintained even after the system is rebooted, until the password is entered again and the level
is changed back.
For more information on setting and using passwords, see the MGI SoftDVD MAX online help.
Note
Some DVD movies do not enforce the parental controls that are designated in their
advertised rating. This is not related to MGI SoftDVD MAX password protection.
Using a Retail Version of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System
NEC Computers Inc. configures your computer at the factory with the correct IDE Controller
mode settings for optimal DVD-ROM drive audio and video performance. These settings are
preserved if you reinstall your operating system using the Product Recovery CD or OS Restore
CD provided by NEC Computers.
These settings are not the default settings in retail versions of the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000
operating system. If you install a retail version of the Windows 2000 operating system instead of
the version provided by NEC Computers, the NEC Computers default settings are overwritten.
You can manually change them back to optimize DVD-ROM drive performance by following
these steps:
1.
From the Windows Desktop, right click the
My Computer
icon. Click
Properties
. In the
System Properties window, click the
Hardware
tab. In the Device Manager area, click the
Device Manager
button.
2.
In the Device Manager window, if necessary, double click the
IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
icon to display its sub-items.
3.
Double click either
Primary IDE Channel
, or
Secondary IDE Channel
(according to which
one your DVD-ROM drive is on). The IDE Channel Properties dialog box opens.
4.
Click the
Advanced Settings
tab. In the Device 0 area, change Transfer Mode: to “DMA if
available.”
5.
In the Device 1 area, change Transfer Mode: to “DMA if available.”
6.
Click
OK
. Close the Device Manager window. Click
OK
in the System Properties window.
Uninstalling MGI SoftDVD MAX
To uninstall MGI SoftDVD MAX from your system, open Control Panel and double click the
Add/Remove Programs
icon. Double click the
MGI SoftDVD MAX
entry in the Add/Remove
Programs window.
