Dell Inspiron 2000 - Manual (Page 61)

3. Slide the new device firmly into the external media bay.
You should hear a click when the device is fully seated.
NOTICE: To avoid overheating the computer, do not place the external media bay close to the air inlet or fan intake/exhaust vents
(see
Figure 1 ).
4. Connect the media bay cable as follows:
a. Position the larger of the cable connectors with its shiny metal lip down, and connect it firmly to the device through the slot in the back of
the bay.
b. Make sure that the securing clips are fully engaged and the connector is fully seated.
c. Connect the other end of the cable to the media bay connector at the back of the computer (see Figure 1 ).
Figure 1. External Media Bay
5. If your computer is running Softex Docking Services or Softex Bay Manager: Click OK at the Softex Docking Services or Softex Bay
Manager screen. Click OK at the Device Removal screen (if it appears), and then click OK at the Device Configured screen.
If you turned off the computer in step 1: Press the power button to turn the computer back on.
Using CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Drives
CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives are read-only devices that can play most commercially available 8- or 12-centimeter (cm) sound and video CDs.
Dell installed the appropriate CD-ROM device drivers on your hard-
disk drive. Dell also installed the drivers that will allow a DVD-ROM drive to
play most CDs and read data from a DVD.
To use a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, install it in the computer ’s external media bay .
NOTICE: Protect the CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives when they are not in the external media bay. Do not squeeze a drive or place
objects on top of it; doing so could damage the drive motor. Keep the drive as clean as possible.
To play a CD or DVD, press the eject button on the face of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive or press <Fn><e>. When the tray slides out, place the
disc into the tray, label side up. Make sure that the CD or DVD is seated correctly on the spindle by pressing down on the disc until it clicks in
place. Then gently push in the tray.
NOTICE: If the CD or DVD is not seated correctly, the disc or drive can be damaged.
NOTICE: Do not use the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive while the computer is in motion. Doing so could interrupt the flow of data
between the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive and the hard-disk or diskette drive.
When the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive is in use, the drive access indicator blinks.
If you are using the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system, disable the autoplay feature while you use the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. (The
autoplay feature can interfere with the computer
’s power management functions.) If Dell installed the operating system, the autoplay feature has
been disabled. If you reinstall the operating system or if you installed it yourself, be sure to disable the autoplay feature if you want to use the CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
1 Fan intake/exhaust vents
2 Air inlet
NOTE: "Reading data" does not refer to playing a movie. However, if you are using the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system, you
can play DVD movies in your DVD-ROM drive by installing a zoomed video (ZV) PC Card, such as a hardware Moving Picture Experts
Group (MPEG) decoder, in the PC card slot. You must also install the drivers that came with the card.