Software installation for windows 2000/xp – EXP Computer CRW with CDROM Card User Manual

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP

1. Boot-up your computer into Windows, making sure

the device driver for ‘PCMCIA Adapters’ has been

installed and is available. To check this, right-click

‘My Computer’, click ‘Properties’ then ‘Hardware’

and then ‘Device Manager’ to open the ‘Device

Manager’ window. Refer to the figure shown

alongside to see if the PCMCIA Controller is installed without error.

2. Ensure the PCMCIA interface cable and then the AC adapter connections are made as described in

Hardware Installation. Slowly insert the PC Card of interface cable into the PCMCIA socket of

computer and press firmly until the connector is seated (Please note that the PC Card is keyed to

guide for proper insertion).

3. Windows will detect the external CD-RW and install its resident driver automatically. After the

installation, you will find a new drive letter has been assigned for the drive in ‘My Computer’.

4. If the external CD-RW doesn’t appear in ‘My Computer’ or

doesn’t work properly, please go into ‘Device Manager’ to

check whether the devices are installed as the table and

figure.

Installed Device Drivers

Location

PCMCIA IDE/ATAPI Controller

Installed under ‘IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers’.

The real name of the CD-RW drive

Installed under ‘DVD/CD-ROM Drives’ (the name list
in the figure may differ from your CD-RW drive).

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