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External Drive
for Combo DVD/CD-RW-ROM and DVD-ROM
Making Your Mobile Life Easier.
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Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2002 Targus Corp. USER’S GUIDE
400-0084-001A
Making Your Mobile Life Easier.
BRUSSELS HANNOVER BARCELONA TOKYO MILANO AMSTERDAM SINGAPORE LONDON PARIS NEW YORK
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Contents External Drive.............................................................................................................. 4 Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 4 System Requirements.............................................................................................................................. 5 Connecting the External Drive to Your Computer .............
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Specifications............................................................................................................. 14 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 16 Solving General Problems .................................................................................................................... 16 Changing the Drive Letter Assignment ...................................................................
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External Drive Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Targus Noteworthy External Drive. Light weight and ultra-portable, the external DVD-ROM and Combo DVD/CD-RW-ROM drives run off your computer’s power supply, eliminating the need for an AC adapter. After installing a external drive, you can use it at any time by inserting the PC Card cable into your computer’s Type II PC Card slot. This user’s guide describes how to connect the external drive to your computer, install default and ® enhanc
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System Requirements To use the external drive, your computer must meet the following hardware requirements and run one of the operating systems listed in the table below. Hardware Operating System ® ® ® •PC with an Intel Pentium processor or •Windows 98/Me/2000/XP equivalent and a hard disk drive ® • 64 MB RAM or higher, depending on the 4.0 • Windows NT operating system • PCMCIA Card interface (type II or higher) • CD-ROM drive NOTES: The external drive receives its power from your c
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Connecting the External Drive to Your Computer 1 Turn off your computer and any devices connected to it. 2 Attach the connector end of the PC Card cable to the external drive’s PC Card cable port. PC Card end Connector end PC Card cable 3 Plug the PC Card 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
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Installing the Driver Software After connecting the external drive to your computer, you can now install the driver software for your operating system. NOTES: Installing the external drive may change internal drive letter assignments. To keep the original drive letter assignments, you can change the letter for the combo drive. See “Changing the Drive Letter Assignment” on page 17. ® To write and rewrite CDs, if you are running the Windows 98/Me/2000 operating systems, you must also install t
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5 Select “CD-ROM drive” and click Next. 6Click Next to confirm selection of the driver. The ready to install screen appears. 7Click Next. The driver loads from the CD-ROM. 8Click Finish to complete the driver installation. You are now ready to begin using your external drive. ® Windows Me 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 Select “Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended)” an
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Upgrading to the Enhanced Performance Driver Upgrading to the enhanced driver from the supplied CD enables you to view DVD movies and increases DVD performance. To do this: 1 From your desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and click Properties. 2 Select the Hardware tab and click Device Manager. 3Locate IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller and click + to expand the list. 4 Double-click PCMCIA IDE/ATAPI Controller, select the Driver tab and click Update Driver. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard appears.
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4Click OK to accept the agreement and continue setup, or Cancel to exit setup. If you choose to continue setup, the Choose Destination Location screen appears. Choose Destination Location screen 5Click Next to keep “C:\Program Files\TARGUS\Cable II PCMCIA” as the destination folder. To copy the files into a different directory, click Browse and locate the desired path name, then click Continue to confirm the new destination folder. To complete the installation, follow the onscreen instructions.
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4 Close the media tray by gently pushing it until it “clicks” into place. PC Card cable port Optional power connection Audio out jack Media CD eject Indicator Emergency tray button light eject hole External drive Removing a Disc Using Emergency Eject If you need to remove a disc when there is no power to your computer, you can open the tray manually. To do this, gently insert a slim, straight object, such as a bent-open paper clip, into the emergency eject hole until you feel some resistance.
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Playing DVD Movies To play back movies, you must have a DVD-ROM decoder installed in your computer or have a DVD ® player application set up under the Windows operating system. ® NOTE: The Windows NT operating system does not support DVD movie playback. Hot Swapping You can connect and disconnect the external drive while the computer is running. To attach the external drive, just insert the PC Card cable into your computer’s Type II PC Card slot. ® NOTE: If you are running the Windows NT ope
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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 damage it and cause the mechanism to stop working. • Never press the eject button while the drive is accessing a disc. • The external drive operates in either an upright or horizontal position. To prevent possible damage, a
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Specifications NOTE: Specifications are for all models unless indicated otherwise. Models NW930 NWDVD03 Dimensions Length: 6.81 inches (17.3 cm) Width: 5.35 inches (13.6 cm) Height: 0.78 inches (2 cm) Weight 0.9 pounds (450 g) Connection to the computer PC Card cable via PC Card slot (PCMCIA, Type 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 • K
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Storage Capacity 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 1122 Layers per side (referring to the 1212 information-carrying layer of the disc) Data Buffer NW930 DVD: 512 kB CD-RW: 128 kB NWDVD03 512 kB Access Time NW930 DVD: 180 ms (average) CD-RW: 220 ms (random) NWDVD03 DVD: 130 ms (average) CD: 95 ms (average) Maximum Speed NW930 CD-Mode: 24x CD speed (3,60
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Disc Write Modes (Model NW930 Only) DAO, SAO, TAO Variable and Fixed Packet Writing Troubleshooting To view Frequently Asked Questions and download Driver updates, visit our Web site at: http://www.targus.com/support Solving General Problems If the external drive is not functioning: • Verify that your system meets the hardware requirements. See “System Requirements” on page 5. • Check that the drive is turned on and getting power. • Make sure the cable is firmly attached to the drive and that th
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Changing the Drive Letter Assignment ® The following steps describe how to change the drive letter for the external drive under the Windows 95/98/Me operating system. 1Click Start, Settings, and then Control Panel. 2Click System and select the Device Manager tab. 3 Click either DVD-ROM or Drive, then external drive. 4Click Properties, then Settings. The current drive letter assignment and the reserved drive letters appear. 5 Under Reserved Drive Letter enter the letter you want to represent the
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• The name and version number of your operating system and of the software that has the problem. • A detailed description of the problem including exact error messages and when these errors occur. • What you do to replicate the problem. • If this is a new problem, whether you have recently changed your system configuration and in what way. Our knowledgeable staff is also available to answer your questions through one of the following telephone numbers. US Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. (08:0
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Product Registration For more efficient customer service and to activate the product’s warranty, Targus recommends that you register your Targus accessory shortly after purchasing it. To register your Targus accessory, go to: http://www.targus.com/registration.asp You will need to provide your full name, email address, phone number, and company information (if applicable). Warranty Targus warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year. If your Targus ac
