Targus 400-0084-001A - Manual

6 Connecting the External 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 external 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 C...

7 Installing the Driver Software After connecting the external drive to your computer, you can now install the driver software for your operating system. NOTES: Installing the external drive may change internal drive letter assignments. To keep the original drive letter assignments, you can change t...

9 Upgrading to the Enhanced Performance Driver Upgrading to the enhanced driver from the supplied CD enables you to view DVD movies and increases DVD performance. To do this: 1 From your desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and click Properties . 2 Select the Hardware tab and click Device Manag...

10 4 Click OK 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 5 Click Next to keep “C:\Program Files\TARGUS\Cable II PCMCIA” as the destination folder. To copy the...

11 4 Close the media tray by gently pushing it until it “clicks” into place. External drive Removing a Disc Using Emergency Eject If you need to remove a disc when there is no power to your computer, you can open the tray manually. To do this, gently insert a slim, straight object, such as a bent-op...

12 Playing DVD Movies To play back movies, you must have a DVD-ROM decoder installed in your computer or have a DVD player application set up under the Windows ® operating system. NOTE: The Windows NT ® operating system does not support DVD movie playback. Hot Swapping You can connect and disconnect...

13 Things to Remember Operating Hints • Use the emergency eject mechanism only if the external drive is not connected to your computer or if the computer’s battery is flat and there is no power available for the eject button. Excessive use of the emergency eject mechanism may damage it and cause the...

14 Specifications NOTE: Specifications are for all models unless indicated otherwise. Models NW930NWDVD03 Dimensions Length: 6.81 inches (17.3 cm) Width: 5.35 inches (13.6 cm) Height: 0.78 inches (2 cm) Weight 0.9 pounds (450 g) Connection to the computer PC Card cable via PC Card slot (PCMCIA, Type...

16 Disc Write Modes (Model NW930 Only) DAO, SAO, TAOVariable and Fixed Packet Writing Troubleshooting To view Frequently Asked Questions and download Driver updates, visit our Web site at:http://www.targus.com/support Solving General Problems If the external drive is not functioning: • Verify that y...

17 Changing the Drive Letter Assignment The following steps describe how to change the drive letter for the external drive under the Windows ® 95/98/Me operating system. 1 Click Start , Settings , and then Control Panel . 2 Click System and select the Device Manager tab. 3 Click either DVD-ROM or Dr...