Installing And Using Software - TDK VELO CD REWRITER Installation And User Manual

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ENABLE DMA (Direct Memory Access)
DMA allows you to free up CPU resources by accessing memory directly.
To ensure that DMA is enabled:
Windows 98/98SE/ME
1. In Windows, click the START button, then SETTINGS, then CONTROL PANEL.
2. Double click SYSTEM in the Control Panel folder, then the DEVICE MANAGER tab. You will see a list
of devices in your system.
IMPORTANT: To achieve maximum performance for 3. Click the CD-ROM icon, and choose your veloCD drive's Properties button. You will see the drive
reading and writing, direct access memory (DMA)
properties for the veloCD ReWRITER.
should be enabled for the veloCD drive and for all 4. Ensure that the DMA box is checked ON under the Settings tab.
other sources that you will be recording from, 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for other devices that you will be recording from and recording to such as
including your hard drive, or other CD-ROM, CD-RW
your hard drive and /or second CD-ROM or CD-Rewriter.
and DVD-ROM drives. 6. Reboot your computer for the change to take effect.
Windows 2000
1. Click the START button on the Windows taskbar.
2. Select SETTINGS and then CONTROL PANEL from the menu.
3. Double Click the SYSTEM icon in the Windows CONTROL PANEL.
4. Select the HARDWARE tab then click on the DEVICE MANAGER button.
5. Click on the (+) sign beside IDE ATA/ATAPI CONTROLLERS.
6. Right click on the appropriate IDE channel (Primary or Secondary), right click PROPERTIES and
select the ADVANCED SETTINGS tab.
7. Set the "Transfer Mode" to "DMA if available". Device 0 is the MASTER device on the IDE channel
and Device 1 is the SLAVE.
8. Click OK to accept the change and then reboot the computer for the change to take effect.
Windows NT 4.0
Check in your CMOS and/or BIOS to make sure that DMA is enabled.
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veloCD ReWRITER : User's Manual
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INSTALLING and USING SOFTWARE

Before you can begin to use your veloCD ReWRITER you need to install the software from the included
CD Blender CD-ROM. The software automatically loads all necessary device drivers as well as
TDK's CD Blender Software Suite.
If you have any problems, our technical support staff will help you.
INSTALL DEVICE DRIVERS
Your veloCD ReWRITER acts as a "CD-ROM Drive" for purposes of installation and setup. In some
cases, you will need to install additional drivers to make use of all of the features of the veloCD
ReWRITER.
Using the veloCD on a PC:
• As a CD-ROM: The computer's operating system, Windows 98/ME/2000/NT 4.0, supplies a generic
CD-ROM device driver that allows the veloCD ReWRITER to function as a standard CD-ROM drive.
You don't need to install anything else.
• As a CD-R or CD-RW device: In order to write to CD-R or CD-RW media, you will need to install the
TDK CD Blender software suite.
To install a device driver, follow the instructions provided by the driver's supplier.
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