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External Drive

for 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.

400-0084-001B

Summary of Contents for Targus

Page 1: ...W YORK LOS ANGELES TORONTO HONG KONG SYDNEY External Drive for 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 001B ...

Page 2: ... Drivers 5 Installing the Driver Software 6 Upgrading to the Enhanced Performance Driver 6 Using the External Drive 7 Inserting and Removing a Disc 7 Playing Audio CDs 8 Reading Data DVDs 9 Playing DVD Movies 9 Hot Swapping 9 Things to Remember 9 Operating Hints 9 Safety Measures 10 ComboDrive book Page 2 Thursday October 10 2002 1 15 PM ...

Page 3: ...ving General Problems 12 Changing the Drive Letter Assignment 13 Technical Support 13 Product Registration 14 Warranty 14 Regulatory Compliance 14 FCC Federal Communications Commission 15 ComboDrive book Page 3 Thursday October 10 2002 1 15 PM ...

Page 4: ...o operate the drive In addition to this user s guide this package contains DVD ROM drive Two card cables PC Card and Cardbus Driver software CD ROM DVD Player CD ROM The Targus Noteworthy External Drive comes with two card cables a PC Card and a Cardbus The PC Card connection is a 16 bit card cable that enables you to install the driver software and immediately use the external drive You will also...

Page 5: ...such as DVDExpress or Power DVD set up under the Windows 98 Me 2000 XP operating system Connecting the External Drive to Your Computer and Installing the Default Drivers 1 Turn on your computer if it s not already on 2 Attach the connector end of the PC Card cable to the external drive s cable port PC Card cable Hardware Operating System PC with an Intel Pentium processor or equivalent and a hard ...

Page 6: ... on page 13 1 From the desktop double click the My Computer icon 2 Double click the Targus drive 3 Locate and double click the Install icon The drivers are then copied to your computer s hard disk drive When copying is complete the command prompt screen appears 4 Press any key on your keyboard to complete the installation You are now ready to begin using your external drive Upgrading to the Enhanc...

Page 7: ...9 Click Finish to complete the driver installation You are now ready to begin using your external drive with the Cardbus card cable and enhanced performance driver 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 usi...

Page 8: ...he paper clip and 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 comp...

Page 9: ...rd cable and click Stop The message You may now safely remove the card appears 4 Remove the PC Card cable from your computer Things to Remember Operating Hints Use the emergency eject mechanism only if the external drive is not connected to your computer or if the computer s battery is flat and there is no power available for the eject button Excessive use of the emergency eject mechanism may dama...

Page 10: ...e CD or CD ROM cleaning set as doing so may cause damage to the drive Safety Measures Any attempt to disassemble adjust or repair the external drive may result in exposure to laser light or other safety hazards This is a Class 1 Laser Product This product complies with all applicable safety standards DHHS Rules 21 CFR Chapter 1 Sub chapter J The laser beam generated is totally enclosed during all ...

Page 11: ... 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 Video CDs Mixed Mode CDs CD Digital Audio DVD ROM DVD R Enhanced CD i trax CD DVD Video DVD ROM type description DVD 5 DVD 9 DVD 10 DVD 18 Capacity according to the manufacturer 4...

Page 12: ...nto 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 sound when using the external drive check that The disc you are using...

Page 13: ...Technical Support In the unlikely event that you encounter a problem with your Targus accessory please contact our technical support team at Email techsupport targus com Internet http www targus com support asp Have the following information available The serial number of your external drive located on the back of the drive The name and model of your computer and details of its hardware specificat...

Page 14: ...s warranty does not cover accidental damage wear and tear or consequential or incidental loss Under no conditions is Targus liable for loss of or damage to a computer nor loss of or damage to programs records or data nor any consequential or incidental damages even if Targus has been informed of their possibility This warranty does not affect your statutory rights Warranty Registration at http www...

Page 15: ...ill not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is 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 Move the comp...

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