Installation and user’s guide, Product description, Installation requirements – Lenovo ThinkCentre 41N5622 User Manual
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Installation
and
user’s
guide
This
section
contains
the
product
description,
hardware
and
software
installation
instructions,
and
operating
information
for
the
ThinkCentre
and
Lenovo
DVD-ROM
Drive
(Serial
ATA).
Product
description
This
option
package
is
intended
for
multimedia
applications.
In
addition
to
this
guide,
your
option
package
includes
the
following:
v
One
16X/48X
DVD-ROM
SATA
Drive
v
One
package
of
(4)
four
M3x5
screws
v
One
Serial
ATA
cable
v
One
laser
safety
guide
v
One
Lenovo
safety
manual
Contact
your
place
of
purchase
if
an
item
is
missing
or
damaged.
Be
sure
to
retain
your
proof
of
purchase;
it
might
be
required
to
receive
warranty
service.
Your
drive
can
read
many
DVD
and
CD
formats,
including
DVD
video,
DVD-RAM,
video
CD,
audio
CD
formats,
and
DVD+R/-R
DL
discs.
However,
you
must
install
the
included
InterVideo
WinDVD
software
to
play
video
files.
The
drive
also
reads
multiple-session,
extended
architecture
(XA)
discs,
such
as
the
Kodak
Photo
CD.
This
drive
delivers
data
at
up
to
40
times
the
standard
CD-ROM
drive
speed
(40X),
for
CD-ROM
and
CD-R
media.
This
drive
delivers
data
at
up
to
16
times
the
standard
DVD-ROM
drive
speed
(16X)
for
DVD
media.
This
drive
is
designed
for
installation
in
a
personal
computer
that
uses
Serial
ATA
(SATA)
drive
architecture.
Installation
requirements
Be
sure
that
your
computer
meets
the
following
system
requirements
before
installing
the
drive:
v
Minimum
microprocessor:
Intel
®
Pentium
®
133MHz
or
Intel
Pentium
II
233MHz
v
Minimum
RAM:
32
MB
v
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98,
Windows
95
OSR2,
Windows
2000,
Windows
NT
®
4.0,
or
Windows
Me
operating
system
v
An
available
drive
bay
v
An
available
Serial
ATA
connection
v
40
MB
available
hard
disk
space
v
Audio
adapter
supporting
44.1
or
48
kHz
sampling
rate
v
Optional
stereo
speakers
Before
you
begin
Before
you
install
the
DVD-ROM
drive,
read
the
information
in
this
section
on
handling
precautions
and
on
using
the
drive
controls
and
connectors.
©
Lenovo
2005,
2006.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2001.
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