Introduction - Plextor UltraPlex PX-32CSe User Manual

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Plextor's UltraPleX, a 14/32 speed CAV CD-ROM drive
meant for the professional and power user. The UltraPleX is the most reliable and
highest performance CAV CD-ROM drive available in its class. The UltraPleX is also
the first fully CAV CD-ROM drive manufactured by Plextor. The throughput of CAV
CD-ROM drives varies throughout the disc. With the UltraPleX you are guaranteed
a minimum of fourteen speed performance and will experience thirty-two speed
performance with certain CD-ROM discs and applications.
Throughout the rest of this manual we will use the model numbers when necessary
to distinguish between internal and external drives. A lower case ''i'' or lower case ''e''
is used at the end of the model number to indicate internal or external unit. When the
topic applies to both the caddy and tray versions of the drive we will use an ''X'' to
replace the ''C'' and the ''T'' (PX-32XSi/PX-32XSe). In the case that the topic applies
to both internal and external, caddy and tray, we may use ''UltraPleX'' to refer to all drives.
We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us. Our goal is to put you----and
keep you----on the leading edge of CD-ROM drive performance. To get you there, we
first have to help you install your UltraPleX drive properly and operate it correctly.
After that the responsibility is yours to discover the applications that make a CD-ROM
drive such a powerful and exciting addition to your system.
For those of you with PCs, the installation process may seem a bit complicated.
Windows 95 has improved things a little bit. Mac people have it easy. But no one should
worry. Our manuals have successfully walked many thousands of customers through
the installation process, including those who previously had lived in mortal terror of
the innards of their computers. Plus, our Technical Support Department is just an e-mail
message or phone call away.
This manual is designed to be followed in sequence. It is aimed primarily at those
who will connect their UltraPleX drive to a PC.
Mac users should look for this symbol:
Users of UNIX-based systems should look for this symbol:
of sections of the manual that pertain to them.
Many of you reading this manual are experienced computer users who have
successfully installed peripherals in the past. There probably are a number of
sections in this manual that you can skip over. However, we ask everyone----from
novice computer users to experienced computer professionals----to read the sections
marked with this symbol:
---- CHAPTER 1 ----
ULTRAPLEX OPERATION MANUAL
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