Sony PCGA-DVD51 - Manual (Page 14)

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Using the DVD-ROM drive (continued)
Notes
• The disc tray does not
open by simply
connecting the drive’s
AC adapter and pressing
the eject button. Before
pushing the eject button,
you must connect the
drive’s PC card to the
notebook computer and
verify that the power
lamp is on or flashing.
• Changing the power
management settings
during operation of this
drive might destabilize
the notebook
computer’s operations.
Do not change the
settings during the
operation.
• To play a DVD-VIDEO
disc, see notes in
“Playing a DVD-VIDEO“
on page 19 .
Notes
• Do not connect the
supplied AC adapter
while the DVD drive is
in use or the notebook
computer is in power
saving mode. Connect
the AC adapter after
removing the PC card.
• Never use the drive
with the supplied AC
adapter when you
reinstall the notebook
computer. For more
information about how
to reinstall, see page 24.
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Insert the PC card into the PC card slot on the
notebook computer with the “SONY“ logo side
facing up.
The POWER indicator on the DVD-ROM drive
lights in green when the notebook computer
detects the drive.
Using the DVD-ROM drive
without the supplied AC adapter
The DVD-ROM drive also works on the electric power
from your notebook computer. The PC card interface
is set to the 16-bit mode automatically and the DVD-
ROM drive enables data transfer at a slower rate than
in the CardBus mode (enables reading of DVD-ROM
disc data at a speed of about 2
×
max. and CD-ROM
data at a speed of 12
×
max.). When you use the drive
in the 16-bit mode, the POWER indicator flashes in
green.
“SONY“ logo side
POWER
indicator