How To Use The Discs; Troubleshooting - LG GCR-8523B Owner's Manual

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For Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP Users
In order to ensure normal drive operation, please check the
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following:
• The drive is displayed in
Windows 95/98/ME : [Control Panel]-[System]-[Device
Manager]-[CD-ROM]
Windows 2000/XP : [Control Panel]-[System]-[Hardware]-
[Device Manager]-[DVD/CD-ROM-Drive]
• 32-bit is displayed in
[control panel]-[system]-[performance]
If the drive is not recognized by your computer, please check
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the following items.
• If an indicator is displayed on the IDE controller in
[control panel]-[system]-[device manager]-[harddisk
controller], you will need to contact your PC's manufacturer
or the motherboard's manufacturer and get the appropriate
IDE controller driver.
Run ADD NEW HARDWARE in Control Panel to let the PC
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search again for the new device.
For Windows NT Workstation Ver. 4.0 Users
In order to ensure normal drive operation, please check the
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following:
• The drive is displayed on the IDE controller in
[control panel] - [SCSI adapter] - [devices]
If the drive is not recognized by your computer, please check
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the following items.
• If an indicator is displayed on the IDE controller in
[control panel]- [SCSI adapter]-[devices], you will need to
contact your PC's manufacturer or the motherboard's
manufacturer and get the appropriate IDE controller driver.

How to Use the Discs

When using CD-ROM discs, CD-R discs or CD-RW discs, don't
attach any stickers or labels to the discs. Using discs with them
attached not only causes read and write errors, but data on the
disc may be lost due to damage to the disc itself. The Discs in
this unit operate at a very high speed! DO NOT use damaged,
cracked or warped discs. The drive's optical unit may be damaged
if they break. DO NOT use non-standard discs.
NON-standard discs may not play or store data properly.
Non-standard discs are any discs that are not the standard 12
cm CD type discs. This includes Sony Walkman™ discs,
non-circular discs including promotional, business card discs,
and other unusual discs.
Read Speed Control for CD-R Data CD
The basic default reading speed for CD-R disc media in this
drive is 40X. The Read Speed Control will allow you to select the
maximum read speed (52X) for CD-R media, simply by pressing
the eject button. Note that this function is only available with a
CD-R data disc.
To enable 52X CD-R read speed, follow the chart below:
Flow Chart
Operation User instruction
Open the Disc Tray
(Push Eject /
Load CD-R Disc
(Put CD-R disc on Tray)
Close Disc Tray
(Push Eject /
(Push and hold the eject button for more
Initialize 52X READ
than 3 seconds)
The LED indicator turns on for 3 seconds
The 52X maximum read speed for this CD-R disc has been enabled.
Ejecting this disc or turning off the PC will disable the 52X maximum read speed
function. The drive will default back to the 40X CD-R read speed.
CAUTION:
The quality of CD-R data disc varies significantly from brand to brand (or brandless),
as well as disc condition used over time. A disc that is poorly balanced or that may
have cracks in it greatly increases the chance of disc failure or disc shatter when being
read back at speeds higher than 40X, possibly causing damage to the drive.
Closely inspect discs you plan to use in the drive for any abnormalities or cracks.
If you hear strange noise or sounds from the drive during operation, this could be a
sign of an unbalanced or damaged disc and it should be removed immediately.
LG Electronics does not warranty drive damage caused by faulty or shattered discs.
Emergency Eject
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This drive has a feature that allows the CD to be ejected
manually if necessary in an emergency, such as failure of the
drive or a power outage.
NOTE: Don't use this feature except in an emergency.
1) Turn the power to OFF.
2) Poke a fine-tipped object (such as a straightened heavy duty paper
clip) into the small hole above the eject button. The front door will
pop open and the disk tray will come partway out.
3) Pull the front door to open it all the way, then grip the disc tray
between thumb and forefinger and gently pull it straight out.
NOTE: This feature is a last measure to be used only in an emergency. Using it
excessively will cause malfunction. If you cannot get a good grip on the disc tray
with your fingers, use a steel binder clip or spring clamp to pull it out.

Troubleshooting

* When the CD-ROM drive does not work with the hard disk
drive in primary IDE channel.
(SOLUTION)
1. Check the CD-ROM drive Master/Slave Jumper setting.
The CD-ROM drive must be set to the Slave mode.
2. Check to be sure your hard disk Interface type is IDE type.
3. Check your hard disk Master/Slave Jumper setting.
Some old-version IDE type hard disks were set to Master Only mode.
In that case, contact your hard disk company and change your hard disk
jumper setting to master mode.
4. If the CD-ROM drive does not work with above methods, you may need a
secondary IDE card. If you use the secondary IDE card, you should set the
CD-ROM drive jumper to the master mode if the CD-ROM drive is the first
device you are connecting to the secondary IDE card.
* When the CD-ROM drive does not install in OS/2 warp.
(SOLUTION)
1. Select NON-LISTED IDE CD.
* CD-ROM drive is not present in Windows 3.1 or 3.11 or DOSSHELL.
(SOLUTION)
1. When the WIN or DOSSHELL command lines are present in your AUTOEXEC.BAT,
make sure that the MSCDEX.EXE command line appears before the WIN or the
DOSSHELL command lines.
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