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Plextor PX-40TSe Operation Manual

Manual is about: Internal/External CD-ROM Drives

Summary of PX-40TSe

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    Operation manual model px-40tsi internal and px-40tse external model px-40tsuwi internal and px-40tsuwe external december 1998.

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    Fcc notice this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and...

  • Page 3: Px-40Tsuwi Internal

    Cd-rom drives px-40tsuwi internal px-40tsuwe external operation manual px-40tsi internal px-40tse external.

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    Plextor reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice. Plextor makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particu...

  • Page 5: Table of Contents

    Table of contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Box contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 internal drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 external drives . . . . . . . . ...

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    8. Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 board installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 drive positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 mounting an internal drive . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 1 introduction thank you for purchasing either plextor’s ultraplex 40max or our ultraplex wide. Both are 17/40 speed cav cd-rom drives meant for the professional and power user. The ultraplex family of drives are the most reliable and highest performing cd-rom drives a...

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    2 ultraplex 40x operation manual for those of you with pcs, the installation process may seem a bit complicated. However, windows 95/98 has improved things. Apple people have it easy. But no one should worry. Our manuals have successfully walked millions of customers through the installation process...

  • Page 9: Box Contents

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 3 box contents your task: check the contents of the box. Your objective: make sure you got everything you paid for. Your method: compare what you find in the box with the tables on the following pages. What you find in your plextor box depends on two factors: 1) what c...

  • Page 10: Ultraplex Internal Drives

    4 ultraplex 40x operation manual drive drive w/ scsi only interface kit cd-rom drive x x plextor manager software x x scsi interface board & installation guide* x audio cable* x (2) scsi cable* x plextor operation manual x x warranty registration card x x extra jumpers for setting drive switches x x...

  • Page 11: Ultraplex External Drives

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 5 drive drive w/ scsi only interface kit mac kit cd-rom drive x x x plextor manager software x x scsi interface board & installation guide* x audio cable* x scsi cable* x plextor operation manual x x x warranty registration card x x x mac device drivers manual & disk* ...

  • Page 12: A Gentle Reminder. . .

    A gentle reminder. . . Your task: save your box (if you received one). Your objective: have a secure container in which to ship your drive back to plextor, if necessary. Your method: find an empty space in your home/office and fill it with the plextor box. If you received your ultraplex cd-rom drive...

  • Page 13: What Else Do I Need?

    What else do i need? Your task: review the software and hardware installed in your current computer system. Your objective: determine what else you may need to operate your cd-rom drive. Your method: inventory your current computer system; check list below. If you are a pc owner and you purchased a ...

  • Page 14: Sound Blaster Scsi Ii).

    8 ultraplex 40x operation manual connectors as you have internal scsi peripherals (including one for your plextor cd-rom drive), plus one additional connector to attach to the interface board. Note: the ultraplex wide external drive uses high-density 68-pin connectors — so called “wide” connectors. ...

  • Page 15: Precautions

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 9 precautions your task: read the list of precautions below. Your objective: avoid any undo harm coming to you or your drive. Your method: review the list and use common sense. Your new cd-rom drive is a precision electromechanical device. Like the rest of your compute...

  • Page 16: Drive Features

    10 ultraplex 40x operation manual drive features your task: get to know your drive. Your objective: learn how to operate different features of the drive. Learn what goes where. Learn some terms that will be used elsewhere in the manual. Your method: match the parts of your drive to the diagrams belo...

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    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 11 ➆ ➆ disc indicator: green when power is on and disc is inserted. Off if no disc is inserted. ➇ ➇ volume control: controls volume of headphone jack. This control has no effect on the rear panel audio outputs. ➈ ➈ headphone jack: stereo mini-jack for headphones and po...

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    12 ultraplex 40x operation manual ➀ ➀ audio output connector: outputs stereo analog signal. Use to connect to soundboard or audio amplifier. Use standard mpc-3 type, 4-pin connector. ➁ ➁ jumpers: use to select scsi id number, parity, termination, test, block size, or eject lock. Leave these jumpers ...

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    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 13 ultraplex 40max external drive—rear panel ➀ ➀ dip switches: use to select parity, term, test, block size, and eject lock options. Leave these switches at their factory settings unless one or more of the following pertain to you: termination: review chapter 7 to dete...

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    14 ultraplex 40x operation manual chapter 5 — drive features ultraplex wide external drive—rear panel ➀ ➀ dip switches: use to select parity, term, test, block size, and eject lock options. Leave these switches at their factory settings unless one or more of the following per- tain to you: terminati...

  • Page 21: Your Task:

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 15 drive switch/jumper/dial settings your task: find the location of the jumpers (internal drive) or switches and rotary dial (external drive). Check their settings. Change them if necessary. Your objective: to ensure that your new cd-rom drive can coexist peacefully w...

  • Page 22: Internal Drives

    Chapter 8: hardware installation. (take our word for it, most of you can now skip to chapter 8.) internal drives factory setting of jumper block the functions shown are on if the jumpers are installed and off if the jumpers are removed. The jumpers are set by the factory as follows: ultraplex 40max ...

  • Page 23: Scsi Id Number

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 17 installing and removing jumpers ensure power to the drive is off before installing or removing jumpers. To remove a jumper, pull it off with your fingers or a pair of needle-nose pliers. To add a jumper, push it onto the jumper pins. Extra jumpers are supplied with ...

  • Page 24: Changing The Scsi Id:

    Factory settings changing the scsi id: the scsi id number of the px-40tsi is determined by the placement of jumpers on pins 1, 2, and 3. To find the location of pin 1, pin 2, and pin 3, refer to the jumper diagram on page 16. To change the scsi id number, fol- low the chart below. Ultraplex 40max: p...

  • Page 25: External Drives

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 19 for example, the factory setting for scsi id 2 is made by installing a jumper across pins 1 and 3 of the jumper block, leaving pin 2 uncovered. To set the scsi id at 7, you would install a jumper across pin 1, another jumper across pin 2, and a third jumper across p...

  • Page 26: Other Switch/jumper Settings

    20 ultraplex 40x operation manual other switch/jumper settings the remaining switches (external drives) and jumpers (internal drives) are: parity leave this on. The parity check provided by the on setting enhances the reliability of the scsi bus. Set to off only if your computer system or scsi contr...

  • Page 27: Termination

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 21 termination your task: find the location of the scsi termination jumper or switch. Your objective: determine if you must disable the scsi termination. Your method: your drive was shipped with termination enabled. If necessary, remove the termination jumper or turn o...

  • Page 28: Internal Termination

    22 ultraplex 40x operation manual your ultraplex, you must disable or turn off the ultraplex’s termination using the following instructions: internal termination the ultraplex internal drive is shipped from the factory with its termination enabled (on). To disable termination, remove the jumper from...

  • Page 29: Hardware Installation

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 23 hardware installation by itself, your cd-rom drive is incapable of communicating with your computer. You must use a hardware link that enables your drive to “talk” with the rest of your computer. Plextor's ultraplex drives use a scsi interface as their link. If you ...

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    24 ultraplex 40x operation manual 4) if you have an external drive and a portable computer with a pcmcia slot (type ii or iii), use a pcmcia-to-scsi card. This is a small, credit-card size device that plugs into the pcmcia slot. It too is convenient, but many of these provide less performance than a...

  • Page 31: Board Installation

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 25 chapter 8 — hardware installation board installation your task: install a scsi interface board in your computer. Your objective: provide the hardware link needed to enable your cd-rom drive to communicate with your computer. Your method: remove your computer’s case....

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    26 ultraplex 40x operation manual to remove your computer’s cover, follow the directions provided by your computer’s manufacturer. Typically, this involves loosening or removing several screws on the back panel of your computer and sliding off your computer’s cover. Carefully remove the scsi interfa...

  • Page 33: Pci Board

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 27 chapter 8 — hardware installation once you have successfully inserted the board, fasten it in place using the cover plate screw that you removed earlier. Pci board.

  • Page 34: Drive Positioning

    28 ultraplex 40x operation manual chapter 8 — hardware installation drive positioning your task: determine where you want to install your drive. Your objective: position the drive in the proper manner so that it operates correctly. Your method: if you have an internal drive, find an open bay in your...

  • Page 35: Mounting An Internal Drive

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 29 chapter 8 — hardware installation note: the following section is only for those installing internal drives. If you have an external drive, skip to page 33. Mounting an internal drive your task: mount your internal drive inside your computer. Your objective: a secure...

  • Page 36: Check Your Jumper Settings

    If you must use mounting rails, install them as shown below: there are four holes provided on each side of the drive. To mount an internal drive in most computers, the rails should be fastened to the lower pair of holes. In some instances, you may need to fasten the rails to the upper set of holes. ...

  • Page 37: Cable Connections

    Cable connections you must make a minimum of two cable connections to your cd-rom drive. A third cable connection need be made only if you are using a soundboard in your computer. The two cable connections that you must make are: 1) scsi cable 2) power cable the scsi cable you will need is determine...

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    Double-check your work; you must ensure the side of the scsi cable with the red stripe is matched to pin 1 on the interface board and on the drive. The easiest way to install your scsi cable is to plug it into the scsi connector on the rear panel of the drive before you insert the drive into your co...

  • Page 39: External Drive Installation

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 33 a hurry to get started, you can probably unplug the power connector from your 5.25" floppy drive (if you have one) and plug it into your cd-rom drive. You will be able to use your drive until you have the opportunity to buy a “splitter” or “y-connector”. (of course,...

  • Page 40: Pc Connection

    Note: at the time this manual was printed, there was no plan to build an external ultraplex wide. However, there are third party integrators that may offer an external ultraplex wide. Although you may use the information below for guidance, you should refer to documentation provided by them for spec...

  • Page 41: Pc Connection

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 35 if you are installing more than one ultraplex external drive (or one ultraplex and other external scsi peripherals), connect them as shown below: note: performance of scsi devices may suffer if total cable length in daisy chain plus cabling in external case exceeds ...

  • Page 42: Audio Cables

    36 ultraplex 40x operation manual regarding soundcards and audio cables whichever category your soundboard falls into, you will find that the best source of information about installing the soundboard in your computer is your soundboard's manual. Once you have successfully installed the soundboard i...

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    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 37 the following diagrams show where the scsi cable and audio cable need to be connected to your internal cd-rom drive: soundboard, scsi interface, and power supply chapter 8 — hardware installation 1 audio connector 2 power connector 3 scsi connector.

  • Page 44: Software Installation

    38 ultraplex 40x operation manual — chapter 9 — software installation your task: install software onto your computer system to enable the cd-rom drive to operate optimally within your specific operating system. Your objective: enable your cd-rom drive to communicate with the rest of your computer sy...

  • Page 45: Os/2

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 39 os/2 installation procedure to install os/2 from your os/2 cd-rom disc, you first need to verify that your scsi interface board is supported by os/2. Check your os/2 manual and the readme file on the floppy disk that comes with the os/2 cd-rom for information on whi...

  • Page 46: Os/2 Troubleshooting Tip

    40 ultraplex 40x operation manual os/2 troubleshooting tip if you have difficulty getting os/2 to recognize your cd-rom drive and scsi interface board, you should first verify that all of your hardware is operating properly. This is best done by installing dos. If your system also does not work unde...

  • Page 47: Installed

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 41 adding cd-rom support after nt has already been installed 1) you first need to verify that your scsi interface board is supported by nt. Check your nt manual for information on which scsi interface boards nt supports. If your scsi interface board is included on the ...

  • Page 48: Using Cd-Rom Discs

    Using cd-rom discs and trays your task: learn how to handle, load, and care for your discs. Your objective: protect your discs. Insert and eject discs properly so your drive operates without interruption. Your method: practice loading discs into trays. Tray loading and operating 1) while the drive i...

  • Page 49: Cleaning The Disc

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 43 cleaning the disc if the disc is merely dusty, you may use a commercially available dust removal spray such as dust-off or vari-air to blow dust particles off the disc. After removing the dust particles, you may wipe the disc using a clean, soft cotton cloth. Use a ...

  • Page 50: How to Play Audio Cds

    44 ultraplex 40x operation manual how to play audio cds on your drive your task: learn how to use your cd-rom drive so that it can also play audio cds. Your objective: increase functionality of your drive. Provide musical accompaniment for presentations. Goof off at work. Your method: you may choose...

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    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 45 4) mac users can run a program such as cdt remote (which typically is included with fwb’s cd-rom device driver). In order to hear the audio cd your drive is playing, you can plug a pair of stereo headphones or self-powered speakers into the headphone jack on the dri...

  • Page 52: Px-40Tse (External)

    46 ultraplex 40x operation manual (to audio out) audio amplifier audio input rca-type plugs px-40tse (external) chapter 11 — how to play audio cds on your drive.

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 47 troubleshooting your task: review some of the common problems you may encounter when installing or operating your ultraplex drive. Your objective: gain a better understanding of how your drive operates. Attempt to prevent problems before they occur. Quickly fix, on ...

  • Page 54: Upgrading Firmware

    48 ultraplex 40x operation manual upgrading firmware new with the ultraplex 40max is the ability to upload new firmware to the drive. Typically, plextor creates new firmware revisions to meet the peculiar needs of large computer manufacturers. It is rare that these will impact the performance or ope...

  • Page 55: Symptoms

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 49 focus on the os install or configuration of other equipment or software as likely suspects. If after further sleuthing you cannot solve the issue, please contact plextor’s technical support department, see chapter 13. 12.1 pc compatibles: initial installation sympto...

  • Page 56: Improper/missing Audio Cable

    50 ultraplex 40x operation manual if you have a soundboard and can hear an audio cd when it is played, but cannot hear sound when you play a cd-rom disc, you may have configured your soundboard incorrectly. Check the troubleshooting section of your soundboard manual for further advice. If you have a...

  • Page 57: Symptoms

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 51 symptoms • cannot view photocd discs • can read only first session of a multisession disc • receive error messages while reading photocd images your ultraplex drive is capable of reading kodak photocd multisession discs if you use the appropriate device drivers and ...

  • Page 58: Improper Mscdex Installation

    52 ultraplex 40x operation manual if the scsi device driver cannot be loaded properly, either a software or hardware conflict exists. Software conflicts are generally caused by memory managers; hardware conflicts by two peripherals vying for the same dos address space. Please read the next two secti...

  • Page 59: Symptom

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 53 scsi interface board not properly seated if the scsi interface board is not fully seated into the computer’s expansion slot, the device driver software will not recognize it. Inspect the interface board where it seats into the connector on your computer’s motherboar...

  • Page 60: Symptoms

    54 ultraplex 40x operation manual to correct this problem, you must edit your autoexec.Bat file using a text editor or word processor. Your autoexec.Bat file will probably contain a line that may look something like this: c:\tscsi\mscdex.Exe /d:tslcd /m:10 in this example, c:\tsci is the path to msc...

  • Page 61: Symptom

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 55 respond. Try turning the power switches on the drive and computer off, then on. This complete shutdown should fully reset the drive and computer. Symptom additional symptom • cdr101 – not ready • all commands sent to the drive reading drive [x] result in cdr101 erro...

  • Page 62: Symptoms

    56 ultraplex 40x operation manual 12.2 pc compatibles: existing installations symptoms additional symptom • invalid drive specification • interface board driver fails to • no device found recognize the cd-rom drive • drive not responding possible causes and solutions drive is not on if you have an u...

  • Page 63: Defective Cd-Rom Disc

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 57 improper scsi bus termination ensure that only the last peripheral on the scsi bus is terminated, see chapter 7. Some peripherals have a setting marked “termination power” instead of “terminator.” ensure that termination power switches are set correctly. Defective c...

  • Page 64: Symptom

    58 ultraplex 40x operation manual symptom additional symptom • cdr101—not ready • all commands sent to the drive reading drive [x] result in cdr101 error possible causes and solutions audio cd disc in the drive plextor cd-rom drives are capable of playing high-quality audio when used with appropriat...

  • Page 65: Symptom

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 59 symptom additional symptom • cdr103—not high • occurs regardless of the discs used sierra format possible causes and solutions incorrect jumper setting you might have the block jumper set to on, page 16. Hardware conflict if the scsi interface board uses dma channel...

  • Page 66: Symptom

    60 ultraplex 40x operation manual cd-rom drive set to test mode turn this switch off. The test mode is for factory use only. Always turn the drive power off before changing the setting of the switches, chapter 6. Cd-rom disc is poorly balanced poorly manufactured discs that are out-of-balance or dis...

  • Page 67: 12.3  Apple Macintosh

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 61 this will cause the drive to eject the cd. A blank or incorrectly written cd-r disc, or a damaged, scratched, or otherwise unreadable cd will cause this same symptom. Inserting a known good disc will correct this problem. 12.3 apple macintosh symptoms • invalid driv...

  • Page 68: Symptom

    62 ultraplex 40x operation manual symptom • low performance of cd-rom application software possible cause and solution system set for virtual memory if your macintosh is using system 7 and is in virtual mode, it may exhibit slow performance during real-time graphics and animation. This is because yo...

  • Page 69: Contacting Plextor’S

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 63 contacting plextor’s technical support department your task: learn the variety of methods you can use to contact plextor’s technical support department. Learn what information you should gather before contacting us. Your objective: know how to get in contact with pl...

  • Page 70: How to Contact Us

    64 ultraplex 40x operation manual and ears as they try to diagnose and fix your problem. If you gather the information requested on the following pages before you contact them, you will find that your problem can be resolved much more quickly. Plextor’s technical support department is available mond...

  • Page 71: Returns

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 65 ✓ the brand name and model number of your computer (e.G., dell 466/np, micron p66pci powerstation, alr evolution v, apple macintosh performa 575). ✓ the type of vga, super vga, or other graphics card you use. ✓ brand name and model number of any other peripherals yo...

  • Page 72: Helpful Contacts

    66 ultraplex 40x operation manual helpful contacts company phone fax bbs/ web &/or product email address adaptec 408-945-8600 408-262-2533 scsi interface boards & cd-r software www.Adaptec.Com advansys 800-525-7443 408-383-9612 408-383-9540 scsi interface boards www.Advansys.Com amc 800-390-9328 425...

  • Page 73: Specifications

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 67 specifications px-40tsi/e (40max) internal external disc useable formats cd-rom mode 1; cd-rom xa mode 2, form 1; multi-session mode 1 & 2; cd udf (variable packets) useable at 24x speed cd-da; cd-rom xa mode 2, form 2 disc type iso 9660-hfs; rockridge; photocd; vid...

  • Page 74: Px-40Tsuwi/e (Wide)

    68 ultraplex 40x operation manual chapter 14 — specifications px-40tsuwi/e (wide) internal external disc useable formats cd-rom mode 1; cd-rom xa mode 2, form 1; multi-session mode 1 & 2; cd udf (variable packets) useable at 24x speed cd-da; cd-rom xa mode 2, form 2 disc type iso 9660-hfs; rockridge...

  • Page 75: Windows 95/98

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 69 windows 95/98 installation guide quick install windows 95/98 should automatically recognize and support your scsi controller and plextor cd-rom drive. Microsoft has included a generic cd-rom device driver in the operating system. They have also included numerous con...

  • Page 76: Configured Automatically.

    70 ultraplex 40x operation manual these features. Your scsi controller must also be scam capable. It may sound like a con game, but actually scam stands for scsi configured auto magically (sure it sounds hokey, but we didn’t make it up). Others may refer to it as scsi configured automatically. Any c...

  • Page 77: Configuration Identification

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 71 configuration identification the first thing you want to do is figure out exactly what your configuration is and what you are trying to accomplish. Review the following descriptions and then go to the appropriate section of this manual. 1) you have purchased a new s...

  • Page 78: Plug and Play Installation

    72 ultraplex 40x operation manual appendix — windows 95/98 installation guide plug and play installation install hardware you should be able to simply install your scsi controller, cd-rom drive, and all cabling without any concern for things like scsi id selection. First, turn off your computer syst...

  • Page 79: Reboot Your Computer

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 73 appendix — windows 95/98 installation guide than inserting the windows 95/98 disk. If you do not have this disk (or cannot find it among all the other disks you have), you can try using the files provid- ed by windows 95/98, but we cannot guarantee you will get scam...

  • Page 80

    74 ultraplex 40x operation manual 3) it is also possible that the scsi controller you may have purchased separately is not really scam capable. Not to worry, though. You simply need to deal with scsi id selection. First, turn off your computer. Review the discussion of scsi id selection, chapter 6 a...

  • Page 81

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 75 contents for this floppy may be available on plextor’s web site. If you do not locate the files on our web site, contact technical support by following instructions in chapter 13. They can help you locate the files or send them to you via email. Note: we encourage y...

  • Page 82: Install Hardware

    76 ultraplex 40x operation manual appendix — windows 95/98 installation guide non-plug and play installation install hardware refer to the operation manual for instructions on installing your scsi controller, cabling, and cd-rom drive. If your non-pci controller has plug and play features, but your ...

  • Page 83: Reboot Your Computer

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 77 appendix — windows 95/98 installation guide using this disk supplied by the manufacturer of your scsi controller rather than inserting the windows 95/98 disk. If you do not have this disk (or cannot find it among all the other disks you have), you can try using the ...

  • Page 84: Non-Scam Installation

    78 ultraplex 40x operation manual 4) finally, it is possible that your previously or separately purchased scam capable controller is not being supported properly by windows 95/98. If you used the windows 95/98 disk or cd to get support for the controller, it may not have existed, or it may have load...

  • Page 85: Install Software

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 79 quick solution here is to place your internal drive at one end of the scsi ribbon cable and the scsi controller at the other end of the cable. Your cd-rom drive ships from the factory with termination enabled, so everything should be fine. If you put another scsi de...

  • Page 86: Troubleshooting

    80 ultraplex 40x operation manual troubleshooting if you followed the previous instructions, you should be up and running without any problems. If things are not working correctly, there are three likely problems: 1) you might have inadvertently copied the scsi controller support files on the plexto...

  • Page 87: Install Software

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 81 if you are installing your plextor drive in a non-scam capable environment (your scsi controller is not scam capable), refer to the install hardware of the non-scam installation section on page 78. Install software in order to use your plextor drive under dos or win...

  • Page 88: Disable Plextor Manager

    82 ultraplex 40x operation manual hardware icon and follow the instructions. This process will take some time, but hopefully will find the files necessary to support your scsi board. If not, it is possible that windows 95/98 does not have the necessary file available, or that non-scam capable suppor...

  • Page 89: Reboot Your Computer

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 83 these lines by marking them as remarks. Select save from the file menu, and then exit. Reboot your computer reboot your machine by selecting shut down from the start button. Select restart the computer and select yes. This will reboot your computer with the new conf...

  • Page 90: About Plextor

    84 ultraplex 40x operation manual about plextor plextor is a subsidiary of the shinano kenshi company (skc), ltd. Skc’s roots stretch back to 1918, when it began to manufacture textiles in japan’s northern prefecture of nagano. (nagano, incidentally, was the site of the 1998 winter olympics.) skc’s ...

  • Page 91

    Ultraplex 40x operation manual 85 plextor’s cd-rom drives data access buffer model introduced transfer rate time size 1st generation dm-3020/5020 1990 150kb/sec 430ms 64k 2nd generation dm-3021/5021 1991 150kb/sec 340ms 64k 3rd generation dm-3024/5024 1992 300kb/sec 265ms 64k 4th generation dm-3028/...

  • Page 92: Warranty Information

    86 ultraplex 40x operation manual warranty information plextor corp. (“plextor”) warrants your ultraplex 40max or ultraplex wide cd-rom drive against a ny defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for a period of two years following its date of purchase. In the event this product is foun...

  • Page 94: Chuou-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 103

    Plextor (u.S.A.) 4255 burton drive, santa clara, ca 95054 web site: www.Plextor.Com email: support@plextor.Com phone: 408-980-1838 fax: 408-986-1010 bbs: 408-986-1569 toll free: 800-886-3935 plextor (japan) 8f kyodo-building 1-4-21 yaesu chuou-ku, tokyo, japan 103 web site: www.Plextor.Co.Jp phone: ...