User manual NEC VERSA LXI VERSABAY III DVD-ROM DRIVE

[. . . ] You can use your drive to load and start programs from compact discs or to play audio CDs while you work or relax. With Windows® 95 and Windows 98, you can also play full-length CD-i movies. Additionally, with the NEC SoftDVD Player installed, you can play movies in DVD format. In addition to introducing the VersaBay III DVD-ROM drive features, this sheet provides: ! Instructions on removing a device from the VersaBay III (page 2) and installing the NEC VersaBay III 6X DVD-ROM drive (page 3). [. . . ] Align and install the device into the VersaBay III. Installing the device into the VersaBay III 8. Turn the system over, open the LCD panel, and power on the system. You are ready to install the NEC SoftDVD Player software. See the next section. Installing the NEC SoftDVD Player The NEC SoftDVD Player, which allows you to play DVD movies, is provided on the "NEC SoftDVD for NEC Versa LXi notebook computers" CD included with your DVD-ROM drive. Once you have installed the VersaBay III DVD-ROM drive, install the SoftDVD Player according to the following steps. NEC Versa LXi VersaBay III DVD-ROM Drive 3 Note For Windows 95 systems, this NEC SoftDVD Player Setup program installs DirectX Media, Internet Explorer 5. 0, and DVD Player (this sequence is required). 2. Insert the NEC SoftDVD Player CD in the DVD-ROM drive or CD-ROM drive. If you have auto-insert notification enabled, the installation program should launch automatically. If you do not have auto-insert notification enabled, click the Start button and select Run. Browse for the drive letter representing the drive containing the CD, and double click Setup. 3. The Installation Instructions on NEC SoftDVD Player Setup window appears. If you are reinstalling the NEC SoftDVD Player, a box appears asking, "Would you like to install or reinstall NEC SoftDVD Player Setup?" Click Yes. (If this is the first time you are installing the software, this box does not appear. ) To continue with the installation !! 7. for Windows 95 systems, proceed to the step 8 for Windows 98 Second Edition systems, skip to step 12. 8. 9. An Information box appears notifying you that the program is about to install DirectX Media, Internet Explorer 5. 0, and DVD Player. The Setup window reappears briefly while the DirectX Media software is installed. Then the Windows Update: Internet Explorer and Internet Tools window appears for the Internet Explorer installation. In the next window, select "Install Now ­ Typical set of components" and click Next. (This does not restart the computer. ) Note When you click Finish, the computer does not restart. (Restart the computer after all three software applications have been installed. ) 12. After files are installed, the Setup Complete window appears. ! For Windows 95 systems, select "Yes, I want to restart my computer now" and click Finish. Select "Yes, I want to restart my computer now" and click Finish. ! 14. [. . . ] In BIOS, under the power management Setup menu, set Power Management for AC to Off for playing movies. For complete information on changing BIOS settings, see your NEC Versa LXi User's Guide. AC Power Management Settings for Windows 98 The appropriate AC power management values are automatically set when you install the NEC SoftDVD Player for playing DVD movies. If you have altered the AC power management settings, change them back before playing a movie with the NEC SoftDVD Player. Double click the Power Management icon and set the following fields in the `Plugged in' column to `Never': ! [. . . ]