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External Cardbus Drive
for Combo DVD/CD-RW-ROM and DVD-ROM
Making Your Mobile Life Easier.
Visit our Web site at: www.targus.com
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2003 Targus Corp. USER’S GUIDE
400-0082-001B
Making Your Mobile Life Easier.
BRUSSELS HANNOVER BARCELONA TOKYO MILANO AMSTERDAM SINGAPORE LONDON PARIS
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Contents Targus External Cardbus Drive ................................................................................... 5 Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 5 System Requirements.............................................................................................................................. 5 Connecting the Drive to Your Computer .................................
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Specifications ............................................................................................................ 13 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 14 Solving General Problems .................................................................................................................... 14 Changing the Drive Letter Assignment ..................................................................
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TARGUS EXTERNAL CARDBUS DRIVE Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Targus External Cardbus Drive. After installing a cardbus 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 cardbus drive to your computer and install the default driver software. System Requirements To use the cardbus drive, your computer must meet the following hardware requirements and run one of the operating systems
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Targus External Cardbus Drive Connecting the 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 cardbus 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 cardbus drive and plug the adapter into a working power outlet. NOTE: For the best results, char
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Targus External Cardbus Drive NOTES: Installing the cardbus 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 15. ® 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” on page 12. ® Windows 98 Operating System 1 Turn on your co
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Targus External Cardbus Drive 4Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and click Next. The search driver location screen appears. 5Select Floppy disk and click Next. 6Click Next to confirm selection of the driver. The ready to install screen appears. 7Click Next. The driver loads from the diskette. 8Click Finish to complete the driver installation. You are now ready to begin using your cardbus drive. ® Windows Me Operating System 1 Turn on your computer. 2 Insert the driv
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Targus External Cardbus Drive ® Windows NT 4.0 Operating System 1 Turn on your computer. 2 Insert the driver software diskette into your computer’s diskette drive. 3Click Start, Run then enter A:\DOS_NT40\SETUP.EXE (where A: is the path of your diskette drive) and click OK. The driver software agreement screen appears. 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
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Targus External Cardbus Drive Using the Drive Inserting and Removing a Disc 1 Turn on your computer and press the eject button to open the media 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 press down on the disc until it snaps into place. 3 To remove a disc, grasp it by the edges and gently pull up until the dis
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Targus External Cardbus 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 media 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. Remove the paper clip and carefully open the tray by hand. Playing Audio CDs You can play audio CDs on your cardbus drive by using the CD Player application included in the op
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Targus External Cardbus Drive Reading Data DVDs and Playing DVD Movies If you purchased a DVD or CDRW/DVD combo drive: • You can read data DVDs without installing any special software. • 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. Writing and Rewriting CDs ® If you purchased a drive with the CDRW capabilit
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Targus External Cardbus Drive • Never press the eject button while the drive is accessing a disc. • The cardbus drive operates in either an upright or horizontal position. To prevent possible damage, avoid changing the drive’s position while it is in use. • Avoid using or storing the cardbus drive in extreme temperatures. The environmental specifications while operating are 50-113 F (10-45 C). • After transporting the cardbus drive, allow it to reach room temperature before using it. CAUTION:
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Targus External Cardbus Drive Connection to the computer PC Card cable via PC Card slot (PCMCIA, Type II) Voltage DC + 5V± 5% Media Formats The cardbus drive reads formats according to the following CD (compact disc) and DVD (digital versatile disc) standards: • Audio CDs • Enhanced CD • CD-Digital Audio • i-trax CD • CDI, CDI-Ready, CD-Midi, • Kodak Photo CDs (single- and CD-R, CD-RW, CD Plus multi-session) • CD-ROM XA • Mixed Mode CDs ® • CD-TEXT, CD-EXTRA • MS-DOS operating syst
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Targus External Cardbus Drive • Make sure the cable is firmly 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 diskette into your computer’s diskette drive. 2 From your desktop, double-click the My Computer icon. 3 Select the diskette drive, double-click the DriverRemove.exe file and follow the on-screen instructions. If there is no sound when using the c
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Targus External Cardbus Drive Writing and Rewriting Problems If the cardbus 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 For technical questions, please visit: Internet: http://www.targus.com/support.asp Have the foll
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Targus External Cardbus Drive Regulatory Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference 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
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