User`s Manual - EXP Computer, Inc.
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1. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT Note Make sure the Windows NT system is version 3 51 or higher Since Windows NT does not support Hot Insert Remove feature this external CD RW should be connected to computer prior to starting Windows NT Likewise do not remove this drive before you shut down the computer In Windows NT the VO and IRQ settings of PCMCIA IDE device cannot be changed Therefore if the setting of this CD RW conflicts with other device change the I O or IRQ of other device to avoid conflicts We recommend you install a Card Service program e g SystemSoft s Card Wizard for Windows NT This kind of program will help Windows NT to assign resource for PCMCIA device properly and reduce the conflict situation 1 Do not connect the external CD RW to computer just power on the computer and boot into Windows 2 Click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt SCSI Adapter The SCSI Adapter dialog box BEE Drivers appears Installed SCSI Adapter divers we isted below 3 Click Drivers tab and then click Add button 14 Click Have Disk button to continue Windows NT will then prompt you to insert the manufacturer s driver diskette Insert the device driver diskette into floppy drive Specify the directory as A WINNT or B WINNT whichever contains the diskette and click OK Select PCMCIA CD ROM CD R CD RW DVD ROM and then click OK uber non ga ie vae a2. View devices te yoe C Wow dences by gorrection BD Had dik conste PONDA CD AOM CD ACD RWIONDFON 03 B Secerdap IDE eortssker aal o Installed Device Drivers PCMCIA CD ROM CD R CD RW DVD ROM 3 Location Installed under Hard Disk Controllers The real name of the CD RW drive Installed under CDROM the name list in the figure may differ from your CD RW drive 10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS Me Windows Me will install the external CD RW with its resident driver please do not insert the device driver diskette into floppy drive during the installation 1 Boot up your computer into Windows Me making sure the device driver for PCMCIA Socket has been installed and is available To check this right click Genet Demo Manager Hashame Profiles Petcenence Vra draess be ypa C View dress by connection gt PONDA socket Tenar Inihuments PO 1225 Conus Cerise ET My Computer click Properties and then Device Manager to open the Device Manager window Refer to the figure shown alongside to see if the PCMCIA Controller is installed without error 2 Ensure the PCMCIA interface cable and then the AC adapter connections are made as described in Hardware Installation Slowly insert the PC Card of interface cable into the PCMCIA socket of computer and press firmly until the connector is seated Please note that the PC
3. Card is keyed to guide for proper insertion 3 If this is the very first time you are connecting the ELMAR Window har four the kon ner hardware drive to computer the Add New Hardware ERF RE Wizard dialog box appears as shown Select Automatic search for a better driver What woud youlke to de Gd Spec the location of the dives cheancedt Recommended do not insert the device driver diskette click Next to continue alie 4 Windows will install its resident driver Standard IDE ESDI Hard Disk Controller for the external CD RW After the necessary files are copied into your internal hard disk a screen will appear as the figure click Finish 5 Windows will then detect the CD RW drive you will find a new drive letter has been assigned for the drive in My Computer 6 Ifthe external CD RW doesn t appear in My Computer or doesn t work properly please go into Device Manager to check whether the devices are installed as the table and figure Installed Device Drivers Location Standard IDE ESDI Hard Disk Controller Installed under Hard Disk Controllers Installed under CDROM the name list in the REDE Of MEC DENE figure may differ from your CD RW drive SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 XP 1 Boot up your computer into Windows making sure the device driver for PCMCIA Adapters has been installed and is avai
4. PCMCIA I CD RW User s Manual FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will 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 Distance between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CHANGE OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT TRADEMARKS PCMCIA are the trademarks of Personal Computer Memory Card International Association MS DOS Windows Windows 95 98 Me 2000 XP NT and MSCDEX are trademarks of Microsoft Co
5. he following line to the TOP of your CONFIG SYS file If there is already a LASTDRIVE line with a letter other than Z change it to Z LASTDRIVE Z 3 Add the following line to the BOTTOM of your CONFIG SYS file DEVICE drive path ARICDLEXE P 3 1 9 D MSCD001 Where drive path specifies the directory containing ARICDI EXE Note If your CONFIG SYS file is already loaded with PCMCIA software such as Cardsoft of SystemSoft or Cardtalk of Databook it is necessary to add the above line after the PCMCIA software Otherwise the PCMCIA interface card will not be initialized properly 17 ARICDLEXE is the device driver for the PCMCIA CD RW The parameters of ARICDI EXE are described below P is used to set the I O ports and the valid numbers are 1 2 and 3 Each number represents the I O port pairs of 170 177 376 377 1ES 1EF 3EE 3EF and 168 16F 36E 36F respectively The default setting is P 1 A is used to set the IRQ number The valid IRQs are 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 and 15 and the default setting is I 15 ID isused to set the device name It can be any name up to 8 characters This name must be the same as the name specified in the MSCDEX EXE option D name in the next step 4 Add the following line at the TOP of your AUTOEXEC BAT drive path MSCDEX EXE D MSCD001 M 4 Where drive path specifies the DOS directory or the directory containing the file MSCDEX EXE Note If your AUTOEXEC BAT file l
6. is not present If the above message appears it means ARICDI can t find the PCMCIA interface card in your PCMCIA sockets Make sure the PCMCIA interface card is inserted firmly Error Illegal arguments For help type aricdi The above error message means that there are invalid arguments in the ARICDI line of CONFIG SYS Please refer to the section titled Manual Installation for the usage of ARICDLEXE Error I O port and IRQ number must be specified The above message means you have not specified the I O port and IRQ number argument in the ARICDI line of CONFIG SYS Error Illegal I O port The above message means invalid I O ports in the ARICDI line of CONFIG SYS have been selected The legal I O port numbers are 1 2 and 3 19 Error Illegal IRQ number The above message means invalid IRQ number in the ARICDI line of CONFIG SYS have been selected The legal IRQ numbers are 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 and 15 Error There is no available 4K memory for mapping The above message means ARICDI can t find available 4K memory between C000 0 to EFFF 0 This error can be corrected by changing the EMM386 line of CONFIG SYS to exclude at least 4K memory for mapping For example DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE X D000 D3FF Error The INTEL 82365SL PCMCIA controller is not detected in your system You should contact your dealer to get PCMCIA support software The above message means the PCMCIA cont
7. lable To check this right click Pe pevcenonover io action von e AREA S P PCMCIA adapters My Computer click Properties then Hardware Texas Instruments PCI 1225 Cardaus Controles and then Device Manager to open the Device Manager window Refer to the figure shown alongside to see if the PCMCIA Controller is installed without error 2 Ensure the PCMCIA interface cable and then the AC adapter connections are made as described in Hardware Installation Slowly insert the PC Card of interface cable into the PCMCIA socket of computer and press firmly until the connector is seated Please note that the PC Card is keyed to guide for proper insertion 3 Windows will detect the external CD RW and install its resident driver automatically After the installation you will find a new drive letter has been assigned for the drive in My Computer 4 Ifthe external CD RW doesn t appear in My Computer or doesn t work properly please go into Device Manager to check whether the devices are installed as the table and sen gt a ay Fooor dd dees figure gt IDE ATA ATAPI cortralers 6 Secondary DE Charred Installed Device Drivers Location PCMCIA IDE ATAPI Controller Installed under IDE ATA ATAPI Controllers Installed under DVD CD ROM Drives the name list The real name of the CD RW drive in the figure may differ from your CD RW drive
8. n message The default is quiet mode 3 Meanwhile check if the following lines exist in CONFIG SYS if not add the following lines DEVICE C OS2 BOOT OS2CDROM DMD Q IFS C OS2 BOOT CDES IEFS Q DEVICE CAOS2MDOSWCDROM SYS Adding PCMCIA Support PCMCIA Support can be automatically installed during OS 2 installation or it can be installed through Selective Install after OS 2 installation To check or install PCMCIA support perform the following steps 22 Open OS 2 System gt Open System Setup gt Open Selective Install Check if PCMCIA Support has been installed in the System Configuration window if yes you may exit now otherwise perform the following steps to continue Select the check box to the left of PCMCIA Support to display the Select PCMCIA system window Select the appropriate system this should either be a direct match with your target install system or a known compatible system Select OK Select Install then follow the on screen instructions to finish the installation USING CD RW WITH PCMCIA INTERFACE To Connect The PCMCIA CD RW To Your Computer Windows 95 98 Me 2000 and WindowsXP 1 Boot into the Windows system 2 Insert the plug of the PCMCIA interface cable into the Interface Connector of drive 3 Connect the AC adapter lead to the Power Jack DC IN at the rear panel of the drive And then attach the AC adapter to the AC power outlet 4 Slowly insert the PC Card of i
9. ning the file MSCDEX EXE Type the directory then press the TAB key to forward to the next field Set VO port to The default setting is 170 177 376 377 Set to 168 16F 36E 36F is recommended Press the TAB key to forward to the next field Set IRQ to The default setting is 15 Set to 9 10 or 11 is recommended 5 After completing the selection press TAB key to the Install button and press ENTER to continue 16 6 The rest of the installation should proceed automatically the CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files on your computer will be updated automatically 7 Reboot your computer and the CD RW drive will be defined as the next available drive letter For example if the last hard drive of the computer is drive C the CD RW drive will be assigned to drive D Manual Installation You may also manually install the external CD RW device driver if the default setting conflicts with your system Perform the following procedures to complete the manual installation Note The filename of the DOS device driver is different with the different version of driver package it could be ARICDI EXE or NVICDI EXE However you can find this driver in the root folder of the diskette the filename will be present as xxxCDI EXE The following example is assumed the filename is ARICDI EXE replace the filename if you get the different driver file 1 Copy the file ARICDLEXE from the device driver diskette to your hard disk 2 Add t
10. nterface cable into the PCMCIA socket of computer and press firmly until the connector is seated Your PCMCIA CD RW is now ready for use in few seconds Windows NT DOS Windows 3 1 and OS2 WARP 1 Power off the computer 2 Insert the plug of the PCMCIA interface cable into the Interface Connector of drive 3 Connect the AC adapter lead to the Power Jack DC IN at the rear panel of the drive And then attach the AC adapter to the AC power outlet 4 Slowly insert the PC Card of interface cable into the PCMCIA socket of computer and press firmly until the connector is seated 5 Power on computer the PCMCIA CD RW will ready for use after boot into the operating system To Disconnect The PCMCIA CD RW From Your Computer Windows 95 98 and Windows Me con GR ae 1 Click on the icon or on system tray and a dialog box appears beside this icon 2 Click Stop PCMCIA CD ROM CD R CD RW DVD ROM I3 or Stop Standard IDE ESDI Hard Disk Controller in the dialog box 24 Wait for few seconds until the system prompts The device can now be safely removed from the system Click OK and then remove the PC Card of the cable from computer Windows 2000 and Windows XP Click on the icon or on system tray and a dialog box appears beside this icon Click Stop PCMCIA IDE ATAPI Controller in the dialog box Wait for few seconds until the system prompts The PCMCIA IDE ATAPI Controller can now be
11. oads a menu program such as DOSSHELL or Windows you have to add the above line in front of your menu program Otherwise MSCDEX will not have a chance to load before your menu program begins The example above shows the default setting The D switch indicates the device name It MUST be the same name specified by the D switch of ARICDI EXE in your CONFIG SYS file The M switch indicates how much memory to allocate for caching information on the CD RW The default M 4 caches 8KB For more information about the switches of MSCDEX please type help MSCDEX at the DOS prompt 5 Now reboot your computer to activate the external CD RW drive Explanation Of The Error Messages This section explains the most common error messages that DOS Windows 3 1 users may encounter 18 After rebooting your computer the following messages will be displayed on your screen which are generated by ARICDI EXE and MSCDEX EXE Configure card to VO Port 170 177 376 377 IRQ number 15 Device Name MSCD001 PCMCIA CD ROM card is present in socket 1 Drive D Driver MSCD001 unit 0 If any errors occur or the external CD RW does not work you should reboot your computer again When the system displays Starting MS DOS press the F8 key to execute CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT step by step You can consistently press the Y key to see each command s message Error Messages Generated By ARICDI EXE Error PCMCIA CD ROM card
12. of drive Press firmly until the interface connector is seated correctly Connect the AC adapter lead to the Power Jack DC IN at the rear panel of the drive Attach the AC adapter to the AC power outlet Place the CD RW drive in the horizontal position This drive is designed to operate only in the horizontal position Operating the CD RW drive in any abnormal position is not recommended You are now ready to install the device drivers please follow the related software installation guide to install the device driver External Type Ultra Slim Type SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 98 The following installation procedures are extracted from the Windows 98SE installation The installation for Windows 95 is almost same Syste Propectas 1 Boot up your computer into Windows 98SE making Gareus Devic Menage Harinas Protos Peterarce sure the device driver for PCMCIA Socket has been installed and is available To check this right click B fma draass by ypa C ew dracs by connection i D gt PONDS socket C Tenn iniunat PO 1225 Conus Corte Refer to the figure shown alongside to see if the PCMCIA Controller is installed without error Come ere My Computer click Properties and then Device Manager to open the Device Manager window 2 Ensure the PCMCIA interface cable and then the AC adapter connections are made as described in Hardware Installation Slo
13. roller of your computer is not INTEL 82365SL compatible In this case you should install PCMCIA support software that should be supplied by the notebook manufacturer CD ROM Drive is not found The above message means ARICDI EXE can t find the external CD RW drive Please make sure the CD RW drive is properly connected to the PCMCIA interface card cable and if use AC adapter ensure it is connected properly and the Power Source Switch must at DC position Error Messages Generated By MSCDEX EXE Device driver not found MSCD001 This means that ARICDI EXE is not installed properly or you have entered a different D switch in the MSCDEX line of AUTOEXEC BAT The device name specified by the D switch must be the same as the D switch in the ARICDI EXE line of CONFIG SYS 20 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR OS 2 WARP Before installing the external CD RW device driver for OS 2 WARP make sure your computer is PCMCIA supported If you are not sure about this please refer to the last part of this chapter for Adding PCMCIA Support Automatic Installation 1 Insert the device driver diskette into floppy drive on your computer 2 Open OS 2 WARP and then open Drives 3 Select Drive A or B depending on which floppy drive contains the device driver diskette 4 Open OS2WARP folder Then double click on INSTALL2 EXE 5 A dialog box will be displayed for you to specify the OS 2 directo
14. rporation OS 2 WARP is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation All of the third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners CONTENTS INTRODUCTION EE EA green in ok 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS rei ernennen 1 PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ese esse ese es bee Be ee see See Gee see See see ee ee ee be ee 2 FRONT PANEL OF THE CD RW DRIVE e ees ee sees se ee se ee se ee se ee se ee se ee ee ee ge ee 2 REAR PANEL OF THE CD RW DRIVE ee see sees sees se ee ee ee se ee se ee se ee se ese ee ee ge ee 4 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 6 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 98 ese ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee see ee 8 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS Me esse se see se ee ee ee se ee se ee see ee 11 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 XP ees sees see se ee se ee see ee 13 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT esse see se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee see ee ee 14 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR DOS WINDOWS 3 1 ese see see ee ee ee ee ee ee see ee 16 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR OS 2 WARP ee see sees sees ee ee se ee se ee se ee ee see 21 USING CD RW WITH PCMCIA INTERFACE oo ese see see ee ee se ee se ee se ee se ese ge ee ee ee ee en 24 INTRODUCTION The external CD RW is a high performance external CD Recordable ReWritable drive it can be easily connected to computer by using PCMCIA interface and can even be disconnected and re connected while the computer is running It is a complete CD Recording solution
15. ry the I O address for the CD RW and the IE ER GER dor Imtalianten IRQ number After specifying the OS 2 directory press ro i HERSES TAB to set the I O port and then the IRQ The default EEE setting of the I O ports is 170 177 376 377 and the default IRQ is 15 After completing the selection press TAB to the Install button and press ENTER to continue 6 The rest of the installation will proceed automatically At the end the on screen instruction will prompt you to restart your computer to activate the external drive for OS 2 Warp 21 Manual Installation You may also manually install the external CD RW OS 2 device driver if the default setting conflicts with your system Perform the following procedures to complete the manual installation 1 Copy the ARICD2 FLT file from A OS2WARP to the BOOT subdirectory of the OS 2 directory for example C OS2 BOOT 2 Add the following line to the BOTTOM of your CONFIG SYS file BASEDEV ARICD2 FLT P 3 I 11 The parameters of ARICD2 FLT are described below P isused to set the I O ports The valid ports are 1 2 and 3 Each number represents the I O ports group of 170 177 376 377 1ES 1EF 3EE 3EF and 168 16F 36E 36F respectively The default setting is P 1 Set to P 3 is recommended Al is used to set the IRQ number the valid IRQs are 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 and 15 and the default setting is I 11 V verbose mode displays the initializatio
16. safely removed from the system Click OK and then remove the PC Card of the cable from computer Windows NT DOS Windows 3 1 and OS2 WARP Power off the computer Remove the PC Card of the cable from computer 25
17. t nn tm Hav SCHI Adapter PCMOM CO ROMCO RICD RW OVD ROM Er _ Follow the on screen instruction to continue After the installation is complete Windows will prompt you to restart to activate the new device driver Restart and power off the computer Ensure the PCMCIA interface cable and then the AC adapter connections are made as described in Hardware Installation Slowly insert the PC Card of interface cable into the PCMCIA socket of computer and press firmly until the connector is seated Please note that the PC Card is keyed to guide for proper insertion Power on the computer after boot into Windows the external CD RW will be assigned a drive letter in My Computer the drive is ready for use SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR DOS WINDOWS 3 1 Automatic Installation Follow the instructions below to proceed with automatic installation 1 Insert the device driver diskette into a floppy disk drive on your computer 2 Change the working directory to the floppy drive containing the device driver diskette by typing A then press ENTER 3 At the DOS prompt A gt type INSTALL followed by the ENTER key 4 Press ENTER or click OK button to continue The screen will display as the following 1 2 3 4 Directory to install driver Type the directory that you want the driver files are copied to and then press the TAB key to forward to the next field DOS directory To specify the directory contai
18. which makes writing CDs easier faster and more affordable than ever before As for PCMCIA CD RW moreover you can use it just like a high capacity durable floppy you can write update and rewrite your files thousands of times on a single CD RW disc This user s manual is intended to describe how to install the external CD RW on the computer To use the CD recording software please consult the related user s manual for each software package SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Notebook or desktop computer with PCMCIA 2 1 Type II or III socket Windows 95 98 Me 2000 or Windows XP The Hot Insert Remove function is reachable with these OS Windows NT DOS Windows 3 1 or OS 2 WARP These OS don t support Hot Insert Remove function Fast hard disk ATA 3 or SCSI 2 or above when using recording function PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Your external CD RW may differ slightly from the figures shown however the controls will operate as described below Front Panel Of The CD RW Drive 1 Eject Button Press this button to open the disc tray To close the disc tray press this button again external type of drive or gently push the front of the tray Ultra slim type of drive 2 Disc Tray This disc tray is used to insert the CD media 3 Disc Ready Read Write LED This LED is used to indicate the disc access status 4 Emergency Eject In case you cannot supply power to the drive but want to remove a disc from the tra
19. wly insert the PC Card of interface cable into the PCMCIA socket of computer and press firmly until the connector is seated Please note that the PC Card is keyed to guide for proper insertion 3 If this is the very first time you are connecting the This ward seasches ka raw divert for drive to computer the Add New Hardware Stared IDE ES01 Hard Osk Core Wizard dialog box appears as shown A device diver it a solane pogar Pal nahet Nesdwese device work 4 Click Next then select Search for the best driver for your device box and click Next 5 Select Floppy disk drives box and insert the device driver diskette into floppy drive Click Next 6 Select The updated driver Recommended PCMCIA CD ROM CD R CD RW DVD ROM I3 and click Next 7 Wait for few seconds Windows will find a driver from the floppy diskette make sure the file that Windows found is A PCMCDLINF Click Next 8 After the necessary files are copied into your internal hard disk a screen will appear as the figure click Finish the drive in My Computer 10 If the external CD RW doesn t appear in My Computer or doesn t work properly please go into Device Manager to check whether the devices are installed as the table and figure Windows will then detect the CD RW drive you will find a new drive letter has been assigned for Gaer Devoe Menage Handnans Pratt Petoenence
20. y push a small rod paperclip about 5cm long through the Emergency Eject hole to disengage the gears inside Then pull the tray out manually After removing the disc gently push the tray back to its original position This procedure is only to be used in the case of an emergency and is not meant for normal operation 5 Headphone Volume Control Turn the wheel to adjust the audio volume of your headphones 6 Headphone Jack Connect your headphones to this 3 5mm jack to listen to audio CDs External Type Ultra Slim Type Rear Panel Of The CD RW Drive 1 Power Button Press this button to manually power on off the CD RW drive 2 Power Jack DC IN Connect the AC adapter lead here 3 Line Out Jack This jack provides audio signal output to your amplifier 4 Interface Connector Connect the PCMCIA interface cable here External Type toL BH mey 4 Ultra Slim Type HARDWARE INSTALLATION Note This external CD RW should only be powered by the AC adapter provided by manufacturer using an incorrect AC adapter can result in permanent and unpredictable damage to the drive This external CD RW supports Hot Insert Remove function only under Windows 95 98 Me 2000 XP with the other operating systems please insert the PC Card of interface cable before power on computer and remove this card after power off computer Insert the plug of the PCMCIA interface cable into the Interface Connector
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