Dell performs the installation and setup on any CD-ROM drive that is shipped
as part of a system, including loading the appropriate device drivers when the
operating system is installed. The drive is ready for use when you receive your
system. No further installation or configuration is necessary.
Installing the Drive
Drives Purchased Separately as Customer Kits
Procedure:
Install the CD-R/RW drive
Remove the CD-R/RW drive from its packaging
Turn off the power to your computer and unplug the power cord
Remove the cover, face plate and clips or brackets used to secure internal
devices.
Please check the manual of your computer or contact Dell customer service
when you mount the CD-R/RW drive to your computer.
If you are upgrading from another CD-RW,
determine whether your old drive has an IDE interface, then disconnect and
remove the old drive from your bay.
Verify Jumpers are set to CSEL (Cable Select) as shown in the Jumper
Settings section of this users guide. Locate the secondary IDE connector.
Connect to your existing secondary IDE connector.
Connect the audio cable between the CD-R/RW drive and the sound card (if
necessary).
Connect the power cable.
Close your system case by re-installing the cover and face plate (which
were removed step 3).
Install the software package that came with the
CD-R/RW drive. For any additional questions, please consult the installation
instructions provide with thesoftware package.
Device Drivers
When using Windows 98, Window NT Workstation Ver.4.0, Windows 2000, Windows
Me, or Windows XP no special device driver is required.
If purchasing the drive as a customer kit then the MS-DOS drivers will be
provided on a 3.5'' Floppy disk. These drivers are required to enable support
for the CD-R/RW drive in DOS. Since Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT4.0,
Windows 2000, Windows Me or windows XP feature built-in driver support for the
CD-R/RW drive, no additional drivers are required.
