Checking the parallel port status – Grass Valley Profile CD-ROM Drive User Manual
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PDR100 Troubleshooting
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CD-ROM Instructions
Checking the CD-ROM Device Status In Windows NT 4.0
To check the CD-ROM device status:
1. Start
Control Panel
by selecting
Start | Settings | Control Panel
.
2. Double-click on the
Devices
icon.
3. Scroll down in the list to
Cdrom
and verify that start-up is set to
System
. If it is
not set correctly, perform the following:
a. Select
Cdrom
, then click the
Start-up
button.
b. Select the
System
option.
c. Click
OK
, then
Close.
4. Shutdown and restart Windows NT.
If this procedure did not correct the problem, the PDR100 parallel port may not be
enabled. Continue with “Checking the Parallel Port Status”.
Checking the Parallel Port Status
Use the following procedures to determine if the parallel port is enabled.
Procedures are included for Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0. Use one of the following
procedures to check the parallel port status.
Checking the Parallel Port Status In Windows NT 3.51
To check the parallel port status:
1. Open the
Administrative Tools
group.
2. Double click the
Windows NT Diagnostics
icon.
3. Click
IRQ/Port Status
button.
4. Scroll through the
Ports
list and verify the parallel port is listed as follows:
0x378 0x3 \Device\Parallel\Port0
If the parallel port address does not appear in the list, you must verify the
parallel port configuration using “Verifying the Parallel Port Configuration”
on page 52.