Philips PCA532K - Manual (Page 8)

Chapter 2.
Hardware Installation
Before you start you will need a small cross-head screwdriver and enough room to remove the
case of your computer. The description and drawings in this chapter are based on a typical
desk-top computer. If your computer casing or layout is different, refer to the computer’s user
guide for details of how to fit additional drives. Before you start, read through this whole
Warning.
Before you proceed with the following steps, switch off the computer and
disconnect it from the power supply.
To install the hardware proceed as follows:
• Turn off the power to the computer and to the VGA monitor.
• Unplug (disconnect) the power cord from the computer.
• Disconnect the VGA monitor cable from your computer.
• Remove the computer’s case. (Consult the manual supplied with your computer for
details on how to remove the casing.)
Installing the DVD-ROM drive
To set up and install the DVD-ROM drive in your computer, all you have to do is:
• Check your computer to see if it has a free IDE connector or whether you will need a
second controller from your computer supplier.
Set the jumper plugs on the drive (if necessary)
Fit the drive into a free drive bay at the front of the computer
Connect the drive to your IDE controller
Connect a power cable to your drive
Connect the audio cable
Secure the drive
Checking the IDE Controller
The Philips DVD-ROM drive is an EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics) drive.
Most personal computers use IDE or EIDE to control their disk drives. Your DVD-ROM
drive works with any EIDE controller and with some older IDE controllers. Performance
improves however when newer EIDE controllers are used.
The disk drives in your computer are controlled either by a plug-in IDE or EIDE card, or by
an EIDE controller built onto the motherboard. Check the user manual supplied with your
computer for details of how the drives in your computer are connected. The latest controllers
have two channels. This means that two EIDE cables can be attached to the controller and
each cable can connect to two drives (a master drive and a slave drive).
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