LG GDR-H30N - Manual (Page 3)

Installing the Drive
Before installing the drive, turn off the system
power. Follow the steps below to install the
DVD-ROM drive:
1. Remove the cover from your computer system.
Refer to manual for the computer for details
about removing the cover.
2. Adjust the Master/Slave jumpers on the back
of the DVD-ROM drive as necessary.
Connect the DVD-ROM drive to the
IDE ports of your motherboard. In general,
the hard drive will connected to the Primary
IDE port and its jumper set to Master for
booting the operating system. There are two
possible alternate connections for DVD-ROM
drive installation.
A) When using a Primary IDE port
If you need to connect your DVD-ROM drive
to the same Primary IDE port, the DVD-ROM
drive should be set to Slave position.
B) When using a Secondary IDE port
You can also connect DVD-ROM drive to
the Secondary IDE port and set its jumper to
Master.
3. Insert the DVD-ROM drive unit into a free
5.25-inch drive bay. Secure the DVD-ROM
drive to the drive bay rails with the mounting
screws (supplied).
4. Connect the 4-pin power cable and 40-pin
IDE interface cable to the back of the DVD-
ROM drive.
Notes: If there is no spare power cable available in the
computer, you will have to purchase a splitter cable of a
suitable type. The red edge of the IDE cable corresponds
to pin 1 of the IDE interface on the DVD-ROM drive.
Please Note: an IDE cable is not supplied and may be
required to be purchased separately.
If the computer is using a sound card, the drive is
connected to the sound card with an audio cable.
This DVD-ROM drive is supplied with a Creative Labs
SoundBlaster
© compatible audio lead, if this is not
suitable for your sound card, it maybe necessary for you
to purchase a suitable lead from your retailer. Refer to
the manual for the sound card for detailed information
regarding connection.
5. When the installation of the drive unit is
complete, replace the computer cover.
6. Reconnect the computer power cord and
turn on the computer.
Device Drivers
When using Windows 2000 Pro/XP or Vista,
the installation of any software driver or
special device is not required.
The DOS and Windows 3.1 users can download
the DOS Device drivers anytime via internet.
For your information, please consult the follow-
ing internet sites:
http://www.lgservice.com
For Windows 2000 Pro/XP Users
[ In order to ensure normal drive operation,
please check the following:
• The drive is displayed in
Windows 2000 Pro/XP : [Control Panel]-
[System]-[Hardware]-[Device Manager]-
[DVD/CD-ROM-Drive]
• 32-bit is displayed in
[control panel]-[system]-[performance]
[ If the drive is not recognized by your
computer, please check the following items.
• If an indicator is displayed on the IDE
controller in [control panel]-[system]-[device
manager]-[harddisk controller], you will
need to contact your PC’s manufacturer or
the motherboard’s manufacturer and get
the appropriate IDE
controller driver.
[ Run ADD NEW HARDWARE in Control
Panel to let the PC search again for the new
device.
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