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your system manual to determine what video hardware you have. To install
them, use the Add New Hardware feature of your operating system.
Step 10. Setting up your computer for DVD video playback
This section provides instructions on enabling DMA settings so you can play
DVD movies with your DVD-ROM drive.
1. Right click on My Computer on the desktop or in the Start Menu.
2. Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
3. Check your operating system, and then follow the appropriate instructions
for enabling DMA which are included in Appendix C, "Customizing the
device-driver configuration settings" on page C-1.
v If your operating system is Windows Me, follow the instructions under
"Enabling DMA for Windows Me" on page C-1.
v If your operating system is Windows 2000, follow the instructions under
"Enabling DMA for Windows 2000" on page C-1.
v If your operating system is Windows XP, follow the instructions under
"Enabling DMA for Windows XP" on page C-2.
Using CD-R and CD-RW discs
The CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive can write to both CD-R and
CD-RW discs. CD-RW discs can be erased and reused many times; CD-R discs
can be written to only once.
RecordNow is used to copy CDs, create new data CDs, and produce new
audio CDs that can be read by standard CD-RW drives and CD players.
DLA is used to make file archives and data CDs that can be altered many
times. It also provides the convenience of direct drive-letter access. When used
with CD-RW media, DLA is very much like using a floppy diskette to store
files. If DLA is used with CD-R media, you can write and rewrite until the CD
is full, and then the data becomes fixed. DLA-created media can be read only
with newer CD-ROM drives and DVD-ROM drives that support multi-read
mode.
Windows XP has built-in drag-and-drop support. This will work with your
drive with no additional software. If you install DLA, the operating system
built-in support is replaced by the DLA function, but can be enabled from the
DLA menu on the drive letter.
A UDF reader might be required when using other operating systems to read
unclosed media. Install the provided UDF reader on other systems that need to
read the disc, not on yours.
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