Connecting The Ide Cable; Trouble Shooting - Sony DDU1621 Series User Manual

INSTALLING THE DRIVE

Connecting the IDE cable

Most PC systems can connect up to 4 devices on the IDE ports. Your PC should consist
of a "Primary IDE Bus" and a "Secondary IDE Bus" each of which can have two
devices connected to it - a "Master device" and a "Slave device" Refer Figure 2
In most PC systems, the hard disk drive is set as the "Master Device" on the "Primary
IDE Bus", this should not be altered.
It is recommended that you connect the DVD-ROM drive as the "Master Device" on
the "Secondary IDE Bus".
The DVD-ROM drive can also be set as the "Slave Device" on either bus if both of
the "Master Device" possibilities have been taken by other devices, however on some
systems this may reduce playback performance of DVD movies.
For optimum DVD movie playback it is recommended that the drive be set as the
"Master Device". The "Master device" will always receive CPU priority.
Device 1
(Slave)
Hard Disk
(Master)
Secondary IDE Bus
Primary IDE Bus
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Device 1
(Slave)
DVD
(Master)
PC Mother Board
Figure 2
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If you experience any trouble during installation or normal use of your DVD-ROM
drive, please refer to the following information.
You will find further information on our support web site:
Symptoms
Appears to have no power.
DVD drive not recognised by system.
The disc tray will not open.
Cannot read data on discs.
No sound.
Cannot play DVD movie
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TROUBLE-SHOOTING
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Action
Check DC power cable connection.
Check IDE interface connections.
Check the MASTER/SLAVE settings of
all devices.
Disable the "lock eject" feature software
of the operating system.
Shut power down and use emergency
eject hole to eject disc.
Check the surface of CD media, always
keep it clean and free from scratches.
Check the quality of CD media.
Check if other discs or music CD's
are reading OK.
Is Disc inserted upside down?
Could disc be a UDF formatted
disc? Check if a UDF reader is installed.
Check sound cable connections.
Check the volume settings of the drive
and operating system volume controls.
Are speakers turned on?
Check if the DVD Player software and/or
hardware is installed.
Check minimum speed of CPU, sufficient
memory and HDD are used.
Make sure the region code of the disc
and / or drive are set correct.
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