Software installation for windows 2000/xp – EXP Computer CRW with CDROM Card User Manual
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP
1. Boot-up your computer into Windows, making sure
the device driver for ‘PCMCIA Adapters’ has been
installed and is available. To check this, right-click
‘My Computer’, click ‘Properties’ then ‘Hardware’
and then ‘Device Manager’ to open the ‘Device
Manager’ window. Refer to the figure shown
alongside to see if the PCMCIA Controller is installed without error.
2. Ensure the PCMCIA interface cable and then the AC adapter connections are made as described in
Hardware Installation. Slowly insert the PC Card of interface cable into the PCMCIA socket of
computer and press firmly until the connector is seated (Please note that the PC Card is keyed to
guide for proper insertion).
3. Windows will detect the external CD-RW and install its resident driver automatically. After the
installation, you will find a new drive letter has been assigned for the drive in ‘My Computer’.
4. If the external CD-RW doesn’t appear in ‘My Computer’ or
doesn’t work properly, please go into ‘Device Manager’ to
check whether the devices are installed as the table and
figure.
Installed Device Drivers
Location
PCMCIA IDE/ATAPI Controller
Installed under ‘IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers’.
The real name of the CD-RW drive
Installed under ‘DVD/CD-ROM Drives’ (the name list
in the figure may differ from your CD-RW drive).