IBM THINKPAD 2000 manual

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    IBM ThinkPad  DVD Ultrabay  2000 Drive User's Guide[...]

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    CAUTION Before installing this product, read the ThinkPad System Safety Booklet . Note Be sure to keep your proof of purchase, because it might be required for warranty services. (See Appendix A.) First Edition (January 2000) The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such provisions are inconsistent with loca[...]

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    Contents Part 1. About the DVD Ultrabay 2000 Drive .......... 1-1 Checking the items .............................. 1-1 Setting up your computer .......................... 1-2 Enabling the DMA setting ........................... 1-2 Installing DVDExpress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Viewing a DVD movie ...............[...]

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    Part 1. About the DVD Ultrabay 2000 Drive The DVD Ultrabay 2000 Drive (hereafter called the DVD option ) can be used in the Windows  98 Windows 95, Windows NT  4.0, or Windows 2000 environment. This booklet explains how to set up your computer and how to view DVD movies. For information on how to insert the DVD option into your computer, refe[...]

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    Setting up your computer This section describes how to set up your computer to view DVD movies. Go to the appropriate section. Enabling the DMA setting This section applies to Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows 2000. Go to the appropriate section:  “ For Windows 95 and Windows 98 ”  “ For Windows 2000 ” For Windows 95 and Windows 98 [...]

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    For Windows 2000 For Windows 2000, do as follows: 1 Click Start , move the cursor to Settings , and click Control Panel . 2 Double-click System . 3 Click the Hardware tab. 4 Click the Device Manager button. 5 Click IDE ATA/ATATI controller to pull down the submenu. 6 Double-click Secondary IDE . 7 Click the Advanced Settings tab. 8 Select the DMA i[...]

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    Viewing a DVD movie After you install the DVD drive and DVDExpress, you can view a DVD movie. You first need to set the DVD region code for your DVD content, however. DVD region codes Regional coding is part of the scheme for protecting the contents of a DVD. The world is divided into six regions so that specific content can be viewed only in the r[...]

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    Start DVDExpress by inserting the DVD into the DVD drive. The region code is automatically set and you can see the movie. This is the initial setting. After the region code has been set, if you insert a DVD whose region code is different, you are prompted if you want to change the region code. You can change the region code from your initial settin[...]

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    Troubleshooting Problem Cause and action When you play DVDExpress with Windows 98 or Windows 95, the “ No valid Disk/Drive found ” message appears. This message appears if you reboot or restart your ThinkPad computer with the DVD-ROM left in the DVD drive. Remove the DVD-ROM from the drive and then reinsert it. If the problem persists, check th[...]