Targus External Cardbus Drive User Manual
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TARGUS EXTERNAL CARDBUS DRIVE
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a Targus External Cardbus Drive. After installing a cardbus drive, you
can use it at any time by inserting the PC Card cable into your computer’s Type II PC Card slot.
can use it at any time by inserting the PC Card cable into your computer’s Type II PC Card slot.
This user’s guide describes how to connect the cardbus drive to your computer and install the
default driver software.
default driver software.
System Requirements
To use the cardbus drive, your computer must meet the following hardware requirements and run
one of the operating systems listed below.
one of the operating systems listed below.
Hardware
• PC with an Intel
®
Pentium
®
processor or equivalent and a hard disk drive
• 64 MB RAM or higher, depending on the operating system
• PCMCIA Card interface (type II or higher)
• Diskette drive
Operating System
• Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP
• Windows NT
®
4.0
NOTES: The cardbus drive receives its power from your computer’s PC Card slot, which must be
in full compliance with PC Card specifications and supply a minimum of 5V/1A of power.
in full compliance with PC Card specifications and supply a minimum of 5V/1A of power.
For the DVD movie playback feature to work, you must have a DVD-ROM decoder installed in
your computer or a player application, such as DVDExpress or Power DVD, set up under the
Windows
your computer or a player application, such as DVDExpress or Power DVD, set up under the
Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP operating system. DVD movie playback is not available with the
Windows NT
®
operating system.