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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NW24XCD Portable 24X CD-ROM drive. We hope you enjoy our product for its great features, performance and value. This user guide is designed to help you get your new CD-ROM drive installed and running in the shortest amount of time. It should also help you to become familiar with all the various features and controls of the unit. Port CANNOT be held liable if you damage your computer due to misuse or mishandling of equipment.
1 - Part Names and Functions B) POWER LED D) MANUAL EJECT BUTTON C) BUSY LED A) LOADING TRAY E) EJECT BUTTON A) LOADING TRAY - Opens and closes to allow loading of CD Discs. B) POWER LED - This LED will glow RED when the drive is powered on and CD-Rom accessed. C) BUSY LED - This LED will glow GREEN when the CD-ROM is accessed.
B) POWER CONNECTOR C) POWER OPTION JUMPER SWITCH D) MINI-CENTRONICS 36 CONNECTOR A) MINI HEADPHONE JACK A) MINI HEADPHONE JACK - This standard mini headphone jack provides amplified CD audio output for connection to a pair of headphones, a pair of amplified speakers, or a stereo amplifier. You can also connect a stereo to stereo cable from the mini head phone jack on the CD-ROM to a LINE-IN jack on your sound card (if applicable) for playing CD audio directly from your sound card speakers.
2 - Power Sources There are two power source options available on this version of NW24XCD: 1. PC CARD slot (default). The drive is powered from the computer through the PC Card slot and can be supplemented by an optional PS/2 power cable if required for notebooks with insufficient power from the PC Card socket. 2. Optional external AC/DC Power Adapter. This option is only for notebooks with insufficient power from the PC Card socket.
3 - Hardware Setup 1. Make sure that the Power Option Jumper is towards the right (without optional AC/DC adapter) (see Power Sources Section). 2. Ensure that the supplied PC Card and cable are correctly connected to the NW24XCD via the mini-centronics 36 connector at the rear of the drive. Insert the PC Card into the relevant PC Card slot on the computer.
4 - Windows 95/98 Software Installation 4.1 - Install Windows 95 Default Driver Windows 95's card services should automatically configure the NW24XCD upon insertion of the PC Card. When the PC Card is first plugged into one of the PC Card sockets, the Installation Wizard will pop up a window informing you that a new piece of hardware has just been found and request to select a driver for the new hardware from the following options : . . . .
5 - DOS and Windows NT Software Installation 5.1 Install Windows NT Ver 4.0 The computer must be turned off before inserting or removing the NW24XCD under WIndows NT. 1) Boot to Windows NT 2) Go to Start/Settings/Control Panel 3) Open SCSI Adapters 4) Click on the Drivers tab 5) Click on Add. On the next screen, click on Have Disk 6) Insert the NW24XCD Driver Diskette and direct the prompt to the “A:\WINNT” directory and click OK 7) The system will prompt you again for the directory.
6 - Troubleshooting After connecting the CD-ROM drive to my computer the loading tray will not open when I press the EJECT button. - On many computers the parallel port device is not reset or initialized until the Operating System is loaded. If the system has not been started, disconnect the parallel cable from the rear of the CD-ROM drive. During installation or after the drivers were loaded the computer hangs up.
7 - Technical Support For additional assistance with your PORT Accessories, please contact our Technical Support group at : Technical Support : Telephone : (503) 684-3147, Mon Frid 8am-8pm EST Email : TechSupport@port.com WWW : http://www.port.
8 - Specifications DRIVE TYPE : ATAPI CD-ROM 24X MAX INTERFACE : PC card 2.
Warranty Warranty Limitations The limited warranty period should appear on your warranty card. If not contact your retailer for any information about the limited warranty. The warranty does not apply to: - Damaged front panel and loading tray - The damages or problems resulting from misuse, abuse, accident, alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage.
Warning Safety : Never attempt to disassemble, adjust or repair the CD-ROM drive as exposure to laser light or other safety hazards may result. This is a Class 1 Laser Product. This product complies with all applicable safety standards, DHHS Rules 21 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter. The laser beam generated is totally enclosed during all modes of normal operation, and no hazardous laser light is emitted from the drive.
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