Make Sure The Drive Is Recognized - Plextor PX-504A Installation And User Manual

Section 2. Installing Your PX-504A

Make Sure the Drive Is Recognized

After installation, make sure the PX-504A drive and other IDE peripherals are
recognized by your computer. To check whether they are recognized:
To see if the drive is recognized in Windows:
1. Turn the computer ON. After the computer boots up, you should see the
Windows display.
2. Open Windows Explorer or My Computer and ensure there is an icon for the
Plextor drive, the hard disk, and other CD-ROM drives, if present. The may be
D: or E: or another designator.
3. If the PX-504A drive is not recognized in Windows, reboot the computer and use
your computer's setup program to program the BIOS to recognize it.
NOTE: Refer to the computer's documentation for information on how to run the
motherboard BIOS setup program.
4. Use the motherboard BIOS setup program to set up IDE Master and Slave
designations, as needed for your configuration, on the primary or secondary IDE
bus. If the IDE interface is disabled on your computer, you will need to enable it.
If a Master or Slave device is set to "disable" or "none" or a similar designation,
change it as appropriate to "enable" or "auto" (or something similar, depending
on your setup program).
5. Save and exit your CMOS setup to restart your computer with the new settings.
6. In Windows 98, 98SE, or Me, once the system comes up click the Start button,
then Settings, then Control Panel, then double-click on System icon, then click on
Device Manager tab. Click the + sign next to the CD-ROM heading and look at
the "Plextor DVDR PX-504A" entry underneath.
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In Windows 2000 or XP, right-click on the My Computer icon and select
Properties. Click on the Hardware tab, then click on the Device Manager button.
Click the + sign next to the CD-ROM heading and look at the "Plextor DVDR
PX-504A" entry underneath.
If you do not see this drive listed as one of the devices, or if it has a yellow diamond
with an exclamation point (!), contact Plextor Technical Support. (See "Appendix B:
Technical Support" for the different ways you can contact us.)
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