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External Cardbus Drive
for Combo DVD/CD-RW-ROM and DVD-ROM
USER’S GUIDE
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Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. ©2003 Targus Corp.
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Contents
Targus External Cardbus Drive ................................................................................... 5
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 5
System Requirements.............................................................................................................................. 5
Connecting the Drive to Your Computer ..................................................................... 6
Installing the Driver Software...................................................................................... 6
Windows® 98 Operating System ........................................................................................................... 7
Windows® Me Operating System .......................................................................................................... 8
Windows® 2000/XP Operating System ................................................................................................. 8
Windows NT® 4.0 Operating System .................................................................................................... 9
Using the Drive .......................................................................................................... 10
Inserting and Removing a Disc............................................................................................................. 10
Removing a Disc Using Emergency Eject............................................................................................ 11
Playing Audio CDs ............................................................................................................................... 11
Hot Swapping........................................................................................................................................ 11
Reading Data DVDs and Playing DVD Movies................................................................................... 12
Writing and Rewriting CDs .................................................................................................................. 12
Things to Remember.................................................................................................. 12
Operating Hints..................................................................................................................................... 12
Safety Measures .................................................................................................................................... 13
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Specifications ............................................................................................................ 13
Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 14
Solving General Problems .................................................................................................................... 14
Changing the Drive Letter Assignment ................................................................................................ 15
Writing and Rewriting Problems .......................................................................................................... 16
Technical Support ...................................................................................................... 16
Product Registration ............................................................................................................................. 17
Warranty ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Regulatory Compliance ........................................................................................................................ 18
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)...................................................................................... 18
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TARGUS EXTERNAL CARDBUS DRIVE
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a Targus External Cardbus Drive. After installing a cardbus drive, you
can use it at any time by inserting the PC Card cable into your computer’s Type II PC Card slot.
This user’s guide describes how to connect the cardbus drive to your computer and install the
default driver software.
System Requirements
To use the cardbus drive, your computer must meet the following hardware requirements and run
one of the operating systems listed below.
Hardware
•PCwithanIntel
®Pentium®processor or equivalent and a hard disk drive
• 64 MB RAM or higher, depending on the operating system
• PCMCIA Card interface (type II or higher)
• Diskette drive
Operating System
• Windows®98/Me/2000/XP
• Windows NT®4.0
NOTES: The cardbus drive receives its power from your computer’s PC Card slot, which must be
in full compliance with PC Card specifications and supply a minimum of 5V/1A of power.
For the DVD movie playback feature to work, you must have a DVD-ROM decoder installed in
your computer or a player application, such as DVDExpress or Power DVD, set up under the
Windows®98/Me/2000/XP operating system. DVD movie playback is not available with the
Windows NT®operating system.
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Connecting the Drive to Your Computer
1 Turn off your computer and any devices connected to it.
2 Attach the connector end of the PC Card cable to the cardbus drive’s PC Card cable port.
PC Card cable
3 Plug the PC Card end of the cable into any Type II PC Card slot on your computer.
4 Connect the supplied AC adapter to the AC power jack on the cardbus drive and plug the
adapter into a working power outlet.
NOTE: For the best results, charge the drive using the supplied AC adapter for at least one hour
before connecting it to your computer and installing the driver software.
You can now begin installing the driver software.
Installing the Driver Software
After connecting the cardbus drive to your computer, you can install the driver software for your
operating system.
PC Card end
Connector end
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NOTES: Installing the cardbus drive may change internal drive letter assignments. To keep the
original drive letter assignments, you can change the letter for the combo drive. See “Changing
the Drive Letter Assignment” on page 15.
To write and rewrite CDs, if you are running the Windows®98/Me/2000 operating systems, you
must also install the supplied CD-writing software. See “Writing and Rewriting CDs” on page 12.
Windows®98 Operating System
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Insert the driver software diskette into your computer’s diskette drive.
NOTE: If your computer does not have a diskette drive, you can download the drivers from the
following Web site: http://www.targus.com/support.asp
The Add New Hardware Wizard appears.
3ClickNext.
The locate driver screen appears.
Sample New Hardware Wizard locate driver screen
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4SelectSearch for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and click Next.
The search driver location screen appears.
5SelectFloppy disk and click Next.
6ClickNext to confirm selection of the driver.
The ready to install screen appears.
7ClickNext.
The driver loads from the diskette.
8ClickFinish to complete the driver installation.
You are now ready to begin using your cardbus drive.
Windows®Me Operating System
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Insert the driver software diskette into your computer’s diskette drive.
The Add New Hardware Wizard appears.
3SelectAutomatic search for a better driver (Recommended) and click Next.
The driver loads from the diskette.
4ClickFinish to complete the driver installation.
You are now ready to begin using your cardbus drive.
Windows®2000/XP Operating System
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Insert the driver software diskette into your computer’s diskette drive.
The Found New Hardware Wizard appears and the operating system installs the drivers
automatically. No other steps are necessary.
You are now ready to begin using your cardbus drive.
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Windows NT®4.0 Operating System
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Insert the driver software diskette into your computer’s diskette drive.
3ClickStart, Run then enter A:\DOS_NT40\SETUP.EXE (where A: is the path of your diskette
drive) and click OK.
The driver software agreement screen appears.
4ClickOK to accept the agreement and continue setup, or Cancel to exit setup.
If you choose to continue setup, the Choose Destination Location screen appears.
Choose Destination Location screen
5ClickNext to keep “C:\Program Files\TARGUS\Cable II PCMCIA” as the destination folder.
To copy the files into a different directory, click Browse and locate the desired path name,
then click Continue to confirm the new destination folder.
To complete the installation, follow the onscreen instructions.
You are now ready to begin using your cardbus drive.
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Using the Drive
Inserting and Removing a Disc
1 Turn on your computer and press the eject button to open the media tray.
2 To insert a disc, hold it by the edges and place it in the tray with the readable (plain) side
down. If you are using a high capacity disc, place the side of the disc you want the drive to
read facing down. Then, gently press down on the disc until it snaps into place.
3 To remove a disc, grasp it by the edges and gently pull up until the disc is released.
CAUTION: Avoid touching the readable (plain) side(s) of a disc. Touching the readable side of the
disc may cause read errors, poor performance or failed operation.
4 Close the media tray by gently pushing it until it clicks into place.
Cardbus drive
Optional power connection
Audio out jack
Emergency
Media tray
eject hole
PC Card
cable port
Eject button
Indicator light
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