Installing The Drive; System Requirements; Hardware Installation; Connections & Settings - Sony DDU1621 Series User Manual

INSTALLING THE DRIVE

System Requirements

To ensure stable performance, the following system specifications are recommended.
CPU Pentium 166 MHz or higher
OS Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT 4.0 or XP
Memory 64MB minimum
Hard Drive Minimum 100MB available capacity
Interface Vacant IDE interface connector (Master is recommended)
NOTE: Your DVD movie player software and / or hardware may have different
system requirments. Please refer to their relevant manuals.

Hardware Installation

Please refer to your PC's user manual and follow their guidelines for adding
hardware components. Always follow their anti-static precautions.
1 Set the Master/Slave jumper on DVD-ROM rear panel (refer to figure 1)
NOTE: For optimum DVD movie playback it is recommended that the drive
be set as the "Master" device.
2 Locate an empty drive bay and slide the DVD-ROM drive into the bay. Secure
with four screws.
3 Connect the power supply cable to the DVD-ROM drive. (Ensure the pin
definition of power connector is the same as shown in figure 1).
4 Connect the 40 pin IDE / ATAPI cable to the DVD-ROM drive according to
the description in figure 1 (Note: Pin 1 on the cable is generally indicated by
a red stripe along the edge of the ribbon cable).
5 Connect the sound cable from the Analog Audio on the rear panel of
DVD-ROM to your sound card (if you have a sound card in your system).
6 Follow you PC's user manual to re-assemble your PC.
NOTE: For optimum performance on Windows based systems the drives DMA
setting in the device manager should be enabled. Refer to your Systems
help menu for assistance.
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Connections and Settings
There are three pairs of jumpers, MA (Master), SL (Slave) and CS (Cable Select) on
the rear panel of your DVD-ROM drive. Figure 1 shows the location of each jumper.
Rear of Drive
Cable Select
Digital Analogue Slave
Audio Audio Master
39
C S M
40
DC RCCL S L A
C S M
S L A
Master Device
(Factory default setting)
NOTE: For optimum DVD movie playback it is recommended that the drive be set
"Master Device".
as the
CS (CSEL)
If your system supports the CS setting you can set the jumper to the "CS" position. The
Master/Slave setting will then be made automatically depending on your hardware
Configuration. No jumper is then required on the "MA" or "SL" pins.
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INSTALLING THE DRIVE
HOST INTERFACE POWER
1
2
+5 G G +12
C S M
S L A
Slave Device
Figure 1
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