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Hardware Installation: Creative PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 User's Guide
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Hardware Installation: Creative PC-DVD™ Encore Dxr™2 User's Guide
Hardware Overview • Step
1: Learn the Microsoft Windows 95 Version • Step 2: Insert the Dxr2
Decoder Card • Step 3: Install the Drive in Your Computer •
Step 4: Connect the PC-DVD to Your Computer • Step 5:
Connect Other Devices to the Dxr2
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WARNING: Use of controls or
adjustments, or performance of procedures other than those specified may result in
hazardous radiation exposure. Do not open the PC-DVD drive case. |
PC-DVD Drive
Figure 1. Front Panel of PC-DVD Encore
Figure 2. Back Panel of PC-DVD Encore
A description of the connectors is included in Connectors.
A description of the jumpers is included in Jumpers.
Dxr2 Decoder Card
Figure 3. Dxr2 Decoder Card
A description of the connectors is included in Connectors.
Cables
Figure 4. PC-DVD Encore Cables
A description of the cables is included in Cables.
Step 1: Learn the Microsoft� Windows� 95 Version
How you install your PC-DVD Encore may be determined by
your version of Windows 95. If you do not know your version number, complete
this step. If you do know your version number or you are using another operating
system, go to Step 2: Insert the Dxr2 Decoder Card.
To learn the Windows 95 version number, perform the following steps:
- Click the Start button on the Windows 95 taskbar,
point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
- Double-click the System icon.
The Windows 95 version number is displayed on the General tab. Note
whether you are using version 4.00.950, 4.00.950A, or 4.00.950B.
- Shut down Windows 95.
- Go to Step 2: Insert the Dxr2 Decoder Card.
Step 2: Insert the Dxr2 Decoder Card
The Dxr2 decoder card fits a PCI expansion slot. To install the
card, perform the following steps:
- Turn off the power to your computer and any connected devices.
Disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet.
- Touch a metal surface on the computer to ground yourself and
discharge any static electricity.
- Remove the cover from the computer.
- Locate a free PCI expansion slot for the card. An example of PCI
expansion slots is shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5. PCI and ISA Slots
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NOTE: Use slot one or the available slot
having the highest priority in your computer for best performance and compatibility. See
your Dell documentation for information on expansion slots and their priorities. |
- Remove the metal plate from the expansion slot.
- Align the card with the PCI slot and press it
into the slot as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. Installing the Dxr2 Decoder Card
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CAUTION: Do not force the Dxr2
decoder card into the slot. If it does not fit properly, remove it and try
again. |
- Secure the card in the slot by replacing the
screw removed with the slot cover.
- Go to Step 3: Install the Drive in
Your Computer.
Step 3: Install the Drive in Your Computer
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NOTE: You may want to connect the cables as
described in the following procedure before you insert the drive into the bay. Then, feed
the cables through the bay as you insert the drive. |
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CAUTION: Set the Master/Slave jumpers to
Master, as shown in Jumpers, unless you know that you will be
connecting to the Primary IDE connector with the hard-disk drive. |
To install the drive in your computer, perform the following steps:
- Insert the PC-DVD drive into the drive bay as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7. Installing the PC-DVD Drive into the Computer
- Secure the PC-DVD drive in the drive bay using
either the supplied screws or the drive rails.
- Connect a PC power cable to the PC-DVD drive as
shown in Figure 8. The computer's power supply is usually located in a rear corner;
several power cables extend from the box with connectors available for internal devices.
Figure 8. Connecting the Power Cable to the PC-DVD Drive
- Connect the IDE data cable to the PC-DVD drive
as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9. Connecting the IDE Data Cable to the PC-DVD Drive
- Connect the PC-DVD audio cable to the PC-DVD
drive as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10. Connecting the PC-DVD Audio Cable to the PC-DVD
Drive
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NOTE: Be sure that you are connecting the correct
end of the PC-DVD audio cable to the drive. See Cables for a
detail of the connector for the Dxr2 decoder card—use the other end for the PC-DVD
drive. |
- Go to Step
4: Connect the PC-DVD to Your Computer.
Step 4: Connect the PC-DVD to Your Computer
You can now connect the PC-DVD drive to the IDE controller on your
computer's system board. The system board should have two IDE connectors:
- Primary is usually used by your hard-disk drive.
- Secondary is used by devices such as CD-ROM drives.
Refer to your Dell documentation for the location of the IDE
connectors.
Connect the PC-DVD drive to one of the following:
To connect the PC-DVD drive to the secondary IDE connector, perform
the following steps:
- Set the jumpers on the PC-DVD drive as master (see Figure
11).
Figure 11. PC-DVD
Drive Jumpers for Master and Slave Settings
- Locate the secondary IDE connector on the system board.
- Connect the IDE data cable to the secondary IDE connector, aligning
the colored stripe on the cable to pin 1 of the IDE connector.
- Connect the PC-DVD audio cable to the Dxr2 decoder card's Audio In connector.
- Slide the drive into place and secure it to the computer using the
screws provided.
- Go to Step 5: Connect Other
Devices to the Dxr2.
Secondary IDE Connector with CD-ROM Drive
To connect the PC-DVD drive to the secondary IDE connector with a
CD-ROM drive, perform the following steps:
- Locate the secondary IDE connector on the system board.
- Set the jumpers on the PC-DVD drive as master and the
jumpers on the CD-ROM drive as slave (see Figure 11).
- Connect the PC-DVD drive to the CD-ROM drive with the IDE data cable as shown in Figure
12.
Figure 12. Connecting the PC-DVD Drive to a Secondary IDE
Connector with CD-ROM Drive
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NOTE: Align the colored stripe on the IDE data
cable to pin 1 of the drives' IDE data connectors. |
- Connect the PC-DVD drive to the secondary IDE connector using the IDE
data cable shown in Figure 12.
- Connect the PC-DVD audio cable to the Dxr2 decoder card's Audio In (1) connector,
and the CD audio cable to the Dxr2 decoder card's Audio In (2) connector.
- Slide the drives into place and secure them to the computer. Screws
are provided for the PC-DVD drive.
- Go to Step 5: Connect Other
Devices to the Dxr2.
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NOTE: Daisy-chaining the PC-DVD drive with a
CD-ROM drive may be used with Windows 95 OSR2 (version 4.00.950B) only—it is not
recommended for other versions of Windows 95. |
Primary IDE Connector with Hard-Disk Drive
To connect the PC-DVD drive to the primary IDE connector with the
hard disk, perform the following steps:
- Back up the files on your hard-disk drive before you proceed.
- Set the jumpers on the PC-DVD drive as slave and the jumpers
on the hard-disk drive as master (see Figure 11).
- Connect the power cable and IDE data cable to your hard-disk drive as
shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13. Connecting the PC-DVD Drive to a Primary IDE Connector with Hard-Disk
Drive
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NOTE: Align the colored stripe on the IDE data
cable to pin 1 of the drives' IDE data connectors. |
- Connect the PC-DVD audio cable to the Dxr2 decoder card's Audio In connector.
- Slide the drives into place and secure them to the computer. Screws
are provided for the PC-DVD drive.
- Go to Step 5: Connect Other
Devices to the Dxr2.
Step 5: Connect Other Devices to the Dxr2
To connect devices to the Dxr2 decoder card, perform the following
steps:
- Connect the PC-DVD drive and other devices (CD-ROM drive, audio card,
and so on) to the Dxr2 using the audio cables as shown in Figure 14.
Figure 14. Connecting Other Devices to the Dxr2 Decoder Card
Internally
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NOTES: Connect only one of the CD audio connectors
to your audio card. Refer to your audio card's documentation for the location of the CD
audio connector. A Sound Blaster-compatible audio
card is required for connecting to the Dxr2 decoder card. |
- Disconnect the monitor from the video graphics array (VGA) card and
reconnect it to the bottom connector on the Dxr2 decoder card. Connect the VGA card and
the Dxr2 decoder card using the VGA loopback cable provided (see Figure 15).
Figure 15. Connecting Other Devices to the Dxr2 Decoder Card Externally
- To play DVDs on your television monitor, use the TV Out cable to
connect the television to the Dxr2 decoder card's TV Out connector.
- To play digital sound from a DVD or CD, connect a Dolby Digital
receiver or amplifier to the Dxr2 decoder card using a high-quality RCA cable.
- Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.
Please read all restrictions
and disclaimers.
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