The Benefits of DVD : A guide to DVD hardware and DVD software   By : Date: 05th july 2000

• Installing a drive

Installing a DVD drive is pretty straight forward if you are no amateur. Nevertheless if you are not so familiar with the insides of your computer just follow the following steps.

1. First of all you have to configure the jumper settings of your DVD drive. Your DVD drive should be set to slave position.
2. Find a vacant 5.25-inch half-height drive bay and slide in the drive and secure it.
3. Then connect the IDE data cable to the drive. The colored edge of the data cable should correspond with the pin1 of the DVD drive.
4. The final step of hooking up the drive is to connect the IDE data cable to one of the IDE channels of your motherboard. Your motherboard should have two IDE channels, one primary and a secondary channel. The hard drive is attached to the primary channel and most probably your CD ROM would be connected to the secondary channel. Connect the DVD drive to the same cable to which you your CD ROM is attached. If its already occupied by a ZIP drive or any similar component, connect the DVD drive to the same cable to which your hard drive is connected.

Next is installing the MPEG2 Decoder Card. There's nothing more to it than just finding a free PCI slot and inserting the card to it. Some PCI slots may be shared by ISA devices as well, so make sure you use one that's not been shared by other devices.

The initial steps of installing your DVD drive is now complete. Next we have to hook up the audio and video cables to the relevant slots. If you are a first timer take a good look at the manual before you put your hands into this one.

Now comes one of the most important factors that should be taken into consideration in order to enjoy a good feeling from your DVD kit. i.e. setting up the sound system and your TV.

Table of Contents

Introduction	How to enjoy DVD
DVD Software & DVD Hardware	So is it all worth it....
Installation & Specifications	Conclusion