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- Page 1 AGIC Internal ATAPI / Enhanced IDE CD-ROM USER’S GUIDE...
- Page 2 Customer: AGIC Congratulations on the purchase of your new MagicSpin CD-ROM Upgrade Kit. We can assure you that it is made from state-of-the-art chipsets and components. Your product has also gone through the most rigorous testing and quality assurance procedures in the industry.
- Page 3 Notice: I/OM Corporation makes no warranty of any kind with regards to this material, including, but AGIC not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular product. I/OM Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental AGIC consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ... 5 System Requirements ...5 Installation Instructions ...5 TECHNICAL BACKGROUND... 6 CD-ROM Technology ...6 CD-ROM Construction and manufacturing...6 Reading a CD-ROM ...7 IDE/ATA Interface ...7 ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)...7 Enhanced IDE Interface...8 CD-ROM HARDWARE INSTALLATION... 9 Prepare Your Computer for Installation ...9 Setting Master or Slave Jumpers ...9 Connecting to a Primary IDE Controller ...10... -
Page 5: Introduction
Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your MagicSpin CD-ROM. The purpose of this document is to provide you with installation instructions for your new kit. If this is your first installation with this type of product, please read the entire manual before you begin. If you are experienced with installations, you may want to go directly to the hardware installation section.. -
Page 6: Technical Background
SCSI or EIDE interface and can be installed without taking up an extra slot. The first CD-ROM drives transferred data at 150KB per second. The speed then doubled to 300KB, then quad speed at 600KB. Today, The MagicSpin CD-ROM is more than 40 times the original transfer rate. -
Page 7: Reading A Cd-Rom
CDs are fairly hardy but are far from indestructible. They are reasonably solid but overly flexing them can make them unreadable. They are not too sensitive to heat but will warp if left to bake in direct sunlight on a hot summer's day. CD media should always be cared for properly. The use of caddies or jewel cases will protect them;... -
Page 8: Enhanced Ide Interface
ATAPI: EIDE includes support for non-hard-disk devices on the IDE/ATA channel. Dual IDE/ATA Host Adapters: The EIDE standard includes support for dual IDE/ATA host adapters, allowing four IDE/ATA/ATAPI devices to be used. Page 8 MagicSpin Installation Guide... -
Page 9: Cd-Rom Hardware Installation
Setting Master or Slave Jumpers Before you start, please check the rear panel of the MagicSpin CD-ROM drive. There are three pairs of jumpers, CS (CSEL), SL (Slave) and MA (Master). Use a jumper cap to set the device to CS, SL or MA mode corresponding to your PC configuration (Figure 1). -
Page 10: Connecting To A Primary Ide Controller
MagicSpin Installation Guide Figure 2: Back panel of the CD-ROM drive Connecting to a Primary IDE Controller There should be at least one IDE controller (or card) on the PC motherboard. This IDE controller support two devices, one for the hard disk (Master), and the other for the 2 hard disk or a CD- ROM drive. -
Page 11: Mounting Your Cd-Rom Drive
CD-ROM. Make sure that you tighten the screws fully. Figure 4: Insert CD-ROM into 5.25 drive bay Connect the power supply cable. Connect the power supply cable into the Power Connector on the back of the MagicSpin CD-ROM drive (Figure 5) Figure 5: CD-ROM connections... - Page 12 If you have a sound card or an audio interface card, use the audio cable to connect from the sound card audio port (SONY or IDE) to the MagicSpin CD-ROM drive’s Analog Audio connector located on the back panel (Figure 4).
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Page 13: Cd-Rom Software Installation
Reconnect all power cords to the computer. CD-ROM Software Installation Windows 98/95 Installation There is no need to install any CD-ROM device driver under Windows 98/95. After completing the hardware installation section of this manual, please follow the steps below: Turn on your PC and start-up Windows 98/95. -
Page 14: Windows Nt 4.0 Installation
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the rest of the installation process. Remove the Driver Diskette and Reboot your computer. Once the installation is complete, remove the driver diskette and reboot your computer. This is necessary for your computer to detect your new CD-ROM. Page 14 MagicSpin Installation Guide... -
Page 15: Mscdex.exe
Note: DOS installation requires MSCDEX be present on your system. MSCDEX is included with DOS versions 6.0 and above. If you do not have MSCDEX, contact your computer reseller for assistance. MSCDEX.EXE MSCDEX.EXE is Microsoft’s CD Extension and is used to interface your PC to the CD-ROM drive. -
Page 16: Cd Audio
MagicSpin Installation Guide CD Audio If you have connected the CD audio cable to your soundcard, you will need to configure Windows to be able to play CD Audio. If you are running Windows 3.x, you will need to add the “MCI CD-AUDIO”... -
Page 17: Using The Cd-Rom Drive
Using the CD-ROM Drive Front Panel Controls Figure 9: Front panel Controls Headphone Jack: The user can use a stereo headphone jack to get sound output from the earphone jack. Volume Control: The user can adjust the Volume knob to change the Earphone Jack audio output volume. -
Page 18: Troubleshooting
32-bit mode, and Device Manager will not display an exclamation point in a yellow circle for the IDE channels. If the protected-mode driver is not initialized properly, an error message Page 18 MagicSpin Installation Guide... -
Page 19: The Cd-Rom Drive Cannot Play Music Cds (Cd-Da) In Windows
25~35% of the normal CD-ROM disc. So sometimes it is difficult for the CD-ROM drive to read this kind of media. Your MagicSpin CD-ROM drive supports CDR and CDR-W formats. If your MagicSpin CD- ROM drive cannot read CDR or CDR-W disks, the problem most likely is the way you recorded the CDR or CDR-W disk. -
Page 20: Appendix A: Cd-Rom General Specifications
Power Input, Mode Select Jumper Physical Dimensions W x H x D: 146 x 41.5 x 201 mm Weight: <94-g typical Power Requirement: DC +5V +5%, DC +12V +10% Power Saving: Compliant with EPA Energy Star Page 20 MagicSpin Installation Guide... -
Page 21: Contacting I/Omagic
The Serial number of the I/OMagic MagicSpin CD-ROM is located on the top of the drive. The serial number may look like the following example. If it does not look like these examples, then it will be on a sticker that starts with a SN, and is followed by several digits Alternatively, you can register your product on-line at our Web page. - Page 22 DT-CD32A-001-981101 ver 1.02...
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