User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Important notes
- Preparing the workstation for use
- Working with the workstation
- Switching the workstation on
- Switching off the workstation
- Indicators
- Keyboard
- Display settings
- Battery
- Using the power-management features
- Hard disk
- Inserting and removing modules
- Optical drives
- Floppy Disk Drive
- 56k-Modem
- Connecting IEEE1394 (FireWire)
- PC cards
- SmartCards
- Microphone and loudspeakers
- Fingerprint reader
- Property and data protection
- Connecting external devices
- Settings in BIOS Setup
- Troubleshooting and tips
- Installing new software
- Saving and restoring system files
- Restoring the hard disk contents under Windows
- The workstation's date or time is incorrect
- Battery indicator does not illuminate
- The LCD screen of the workstation remains blank
- The workstation's LCD display is difficult to read
- The external monitor stays blank
- The external monitor is blank or the image is unstable
- The workstation does not start after switch on
- The workstation stops working
- The mouse does not work
- The floppy disk cannot be written
- The printer does not print
- Acoustic warnings
- Error messages on the screen
- Memory expansion
- Technical data
- Index
Working with the workstation Optical drives
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Optical drives
Depending on the model, your workstation is equipped with a CR-ROM drive, a CD-RW drive, a
DVD-ROM drive or a combo drive (CD-RW/DVD).
!
This device contains a light-emitting diode, classified according to IEC 825-1:1993:
LASER CLASS 1, and must not be opened.
Avoid touching the surface of a CD/DVD. Handle CDs/DVDs only by their edges!
Always store CDs/DVDs in their cases. Thus you avoid dust contamination, scratches,
bending or other damage.
Protect your CDs/DVDs from dust, mechanical vibration and direct sunlight!
Avoid storing a CD/DVD in areas subject to high temperatures or humidity.
You may use both 8-cm and 12-cm CDs/DVDs in the optical drive.
When using CDs/DVDs of poor quality vibrations and reading errors may occur.
Optical drive indicator
The indicator
flashes when a CD/DVD is inserted. The indicator goes out when the drive is
ready-to-operate. The indicator lights up when the drive is accessed.
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If the indicator does not go out after the CD/DVD is inserted, and continues to flash, the
CD/DVD is probably damaged or dirty.
Inserting or removing a CD/DVD
The workstation must be switched on.
Ê Push the insert/eject button.
The drive tray will open.
Ê Pull the drive tray completely out.
Ê Place the CD/DVD in the drive tray with the label facing upwards.
or
Ê Take out an inserted CD/DVD.
Ê Push in the drive tray until you feel it lock into place.