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Setting and Changing the DVD-ROM Drive Region Code

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support.dell.com If you have a TV-out connector on your computer and your DVD-ROM drive does not play your DVD title, make sure the TV-out feature in your graphics card's software is turned off. Dell does not currently provide a TV-out connector as an accessory item. 8. Click OK. Setting and Changing the DVD-ROM Drive Region Code If you reinstall the DVD decoder software, you must set the DVD-ROM drive region code before you can play a movie. The region code can be reset if you relocate to another region. NOTICE: You should reset the region code only when absolutely necessary. You can reset the region code up to four times. To reset the drive region code, perform the following steps: 1. Insert a DVD coded for the new region into the DVD-ROM drive. A notification box appears, explaining that the disc belongs to another region and cannot be played. The notification also explains how to reset the region setting. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the region setting. Install the Intel SpeedStep Utility (Windows 2000) (Optional) NOTICE: Do not install the Intel SpeedStep utility unless your computer has a Mobile Intel Pentium III processor with SpeedStep technology. To determine if your computer has a Mobile Intel Pentium III processor with SpeedStep technology, check for the Intel SpeedStep item in the Power menu of the system setup program. For instructions on using the system setup program, refer to Appendix B, "Using the System Setup Program," found later in this guide. If your computer has a Mobile Intel Pentium III processor with Intel SpeedStep technology, you must reinstall the Intel SpeedStep utility after you install a new hard-disk drive or reformat your hard-disk drive. 1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open application programs. 2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 3. Click the Start button, and then click Run. 4. In the Run dialog box, type x:\win2000\spd_step\english\setup.exe, where x is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter. The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D. 5. Click OK. 6. In the Welcome window, click Next>. Installing System Software 3-15

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support.dell.com
Installing System Software
3-15
If you have a TV-out connector on your computer and your DVD-ROM drive does
not play your DVD title, make sure the TV-out feature in your graphics card’s soft-
ware is turned off. Dell does not currently provide a TV-out connector as an
accessory item.
8.
Click
OK
.
Setting and Changing the DVD-ROM Drive Region Code
If you reinstall the DVD decoder software, you must set the DVD-ROM drive region
code before you can play a movie. The region code can be reset if you relocate to
another region.
NOTICE: You should reset the region code only when absolutely necessary.
You can reset the region code up to four times.
To reset the drive region code, perform the following steps:
1.
Insert a DVD coded for the new region into the DVD-ROM drive.
A notification box appears, explaining that the disc belongs to another region and
cannot be played. The notification also explains how to reset the region setting.
2.
Follow the instructions on the screen to change the region setting.
Install the Intel SpeedStep Utility (Windows 2000)
(Optional)
NOTICE: Do not install the Intel SpeedStep utility unless your computer has
a Mobile Intel Pentium III processor with SpeedStep technology. To deter-
mine if your computer has a Mobile Intel Pentium III processor with
SpeedStep technology, check for the Intel SpeedStep item in the Power
menu of the system setup program. For instructions on using the system
setup program, refer to Appendix B, “Using the System Setup Program,”
found later in this guide.
If your computer has a Mobile Intel Pentium III processor with Intel SpeedStep tech-
nology, you must reinstall the Intel SpeedStep utility after you install a new hard-disk
drive or reformat your hard-disk drive.
1.
Save and close any open files, and exit any open application programs.
2.
Insert the
System Software
CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
3.
Click the
Start
button, and then click
Run
.
4.
In the
Run
dialog box, type
x
:\win2000\spd_step\english\setup.exe
,
where
x
is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually
D
.
5.
Click
OK
.
6.
In the
Welcome
window, click
Next>
.