PX-716 Installation and Users Manual
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5. Advanced Features and PlexTools
Professional
The Plextor PX-716 has a number of advanced features that set it apart
from other drives. For instance, you can operate in Silent Mode, display
and analyze disc errors, password protect an entire disc, increase a disc’s
capacity beyond its rated value, and more. To use these features, you
need to install software that supports them.
PlexTools Professional, available on the Plextor CD, gives you access to
all these advanced features, along with many other tools for controlling
and monitoring your drive’s operation.
Loading PlexTools Professional Software
To load PlexTools Professional software on your computer:
1. Insert the Plextor disc into the Plextor PX-716 drive or another DVD
drive that can read the Plextor software disc.
2. On the screen, choose the PlexTools Professional installation. (If the
installation doesn’t start right away, use Windows Explorer to
navigate to the drive, and double-click the PlexTools Professional
.exe file.) You see the InstallShield Wizard for PlexTools
Professional.
3. Accept the license agreement, and accept the default installation
settings.
4. When prompted, click Finish to complete the InstallShield Wizard.
5. When prompted, restart your computer.
After installation, PlexTools Professional is launched automatically,
unless you disable automatic running. (To disable automatic running at
startup, choose Options | Preferences, go to the General tab, and uncheck
the Automatic run box.) Even if PlexTools Professional is not set to run
automatically, you can launch it from the Start | Programs menu in
Windows.
