User manual PLEXTOR 4PS-2

[. . . ] ---- CHAPTER 8 ---- Hardware Installation By itself, your CD-ROM drive is incapable of communicating with your computer. You must use a hardware link that enables your drive to ``talk'' with the rest of your computer. If you own a PC, there are four ways in which you can make the SCSI connection: 1) Use a separate 16-bit SCSI interface board. We recommend using a 16-bit SCSI interface board to maximize the drive's potential. [. . . ] Please see next page for diagrams illustrating the cable connections. PX-43CE/PX-45CE OPERATION MANUAL 33 CHAPTER 8 ---- Hardware Installation The following diagrams show where the SCSI cable and audio cable need to be connected to your internal CD-ROM drive: Soundboard without SCSI Interface 1 2 3 Soundboard with SCSI Interface Audio Connector Power Connector SCSI Connector 1 2 3 Audio Connector Power Connector SCSI Connector 34 PX-43CE/PX-45CE OPERATION MANUAL ---- CHAPTER 9 ---- Software Installation YOUR TASK: Install software onto your computer system to enable the CD-ROM drive to operate optimally within your specific operating system. Enable your CD-ROM drive to communicate with the rest of your computer system. Identify your operating system and refer to the section of this chapter that pertains to your operating system. YOUR OBJECTIVE: YOUR METHOD: A device driver is a software program which allows your computer to interact with your CD-ROM drive. If you do not use a device driver, or you use an outdated version of the required device driver, you will not be able to operate your CD-ROM drive. The lack of a device driver, or the use of an improper version of a device driver, are the most common causes of calls to Plextor's Technical Support Department. · For PC users with IBM OS/2: please see page 43 · For PC users with Windows NT: please see page 44. · For PC users with Windows 95, please refer to the separate manual, also enclosed with your CD-ROM drive, entitled, ``Windows® 95: Special Installation Instructions. '' PX-43CE/PX-45CE OPERATION MANUAL 35 CHAPTER 9 ---- Software Installation DOS/Windows 3. 1 & 3. 11 With your Plextor CD-ROM drive you will find a floppy disk labeled ``Plextor Manager----DOS/Windows CD-ROM Device Driver and Utilities. '' You will need this disk to properly install and operate your Plextor CD-ROM drive in a DOS/Windows environment. Plextor Manager will also be useful when installing Windows 95 from a CD-ROM on a new computer where a CD-ROM device driver has not yet been installed. Windows 95 provides a standard 32-bit device driver, so once it has been installed, you will disable the DOS device driver. (For installation with Windows 95, stop here and refer to the separate manual. ) Installation Procedure Plextor Manager may be installed from either DOS or Microsoft Windows. This software was designed for your Plextor 4PleX, 4PleX-256, 4PleX Plus or 6PleX CD-ROM drive, and will not support CD-ROM drives made by other manufacturers. Prior to installing Plextor Manager, you must first install the CD-ROM drive and SCSI host adapter. You can refer to Chapter 8 of this manual and the SCSI host adapter manual for instructions. If your drive includes a Plextor supplied SCSI host adapter, programs provided by the host adapter manufacturer do not need to be installed. If you purchased your drive without a Plextor supplied SCSI host adapter, you must load the ASPI manager before installing Plextor Manager. The ASPI manager should have been supplied by the manufacturer of your SCSI host adapter. If you do not find this file, please contact the manufacturer of your SCSI host adapter to obtain it. If you are having difficulties obtaining this file, please contact Plextor's Technical Support Department at 1-800886-3935. Installing from DOS: 1) Insert the Plextor floppy disk into drive A: or B: 2) Type A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL) 3) Follow the instructions in the install program 4) Remove the floppy disk 5) Reboot your computer by pressing Del while holding down Ctrl and Alt Installing from Microsoft Windows 3. 1: 1) Insert the Plextor floppy disk into drive A: or B: 2) Select File and Run from the Program Manager menu bar. When the dialog box appears, type A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL) 3) Follow the instructions in the install program 36 PX-43CE/PX-45CE OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 9 ---- Software Installation 4) Remove the floppy disk 5) Exit Windows 6) Reboot your computer by pressing Del while holding down Ctrl and Alt The next time you load Windows, icons for the Plextor Utility will be added and you will be asked if you wish to have Plextor Manager added to your start-up group. If your answers is yes, it will be loaded each time you start Windows. Some features of the Plextor Manager, such as AutoPlay and the data transfer rate monitor, are available only when the manager is loaded. DOS Device Driver and Plextor Manager The Plextor device driver is essential for proper operation of your CD-ROM drive. [. . . ] (See listing of key contact phone/fax/BBS numbers on page 69. ) The OS/2 device driver files that you need from your SCSI interface board's manufacturer end with an ``. ADD'' extension. They need to be copied into the CONFIG. SYS file on the OS/2 installation floppy disk. Your SCSI interface board manufacturer will provide you with specific instructions. Adding CD-ROM Support After OS/2 Has Already Been Installed 1) You first need to verify that your SCSI interface board is supported by OS/2. Check your OS/2 manual, and the README file on the floppy disk that comes with the OS/2 CD-ROM, for information on which SCSI interface boards OS/2 supports. [. . . ]