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Page 2: Fcc Warning
Copyright © Copyright 2001 by AOpen Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AOpen Inc. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Use Precautions ..............1 1.1. Warning for Safety..................1 1.2. Warning as to Use..................1 Introduction ................2 2.1. Overview .....................2 2.2. Features......................3 2.3. Format Compatibility ...................4 2.4. Type of Writing....................4 Disc-At-Once.................... 4 Track-At-Once................... 4 Session-At-Once ..................4 Multi-session..................... 4 Packet Write..................... -
Page 5: Use Precautions
Use Precautions English Use Precautions These precautions explain how to use the device correctly and safely, thereby preventing injury to yourself or to others. This section relates to your personal safety, and also helps you minimize the risk of damaging the device. Please read carefully before proceeding. -
Page 6: Introduction
AOpen’s CRW2440 CD-R/RW drive offers unprecedented performance to handle today’s demands by reading CD’s at up to 40x speed and writing CD-R or CD- RW discs at super 24x / 10x speed. CRW2440 writes a 650 MB disc in about 5 minutes. Just Link Just Link is a new technology developed independently by Ricoh that automatically prevents buffer under-run errors by predicting them before they happen. -
Page 7: Features
High Compatibility The CRW2440 supports all major CD formats, offering full backward-compatibility through the huge installed base of CD/ROM drives and media. What’s more, reordered CD/RW media can be played in a DVD player with multi-read feature, maintaining future compatibility. -
Page 8: Format Compatibility
Introduction 2.3. Format Compatibility This CD-R/RW drive is compatible with the following formats: ”Read” means Data Transfer; “Play” means Audio Play back Format Write Read Play CD-DA CD-ROM CD-Extra CD-ROM/XA Photo-CD* CD-I* CD-ROM+CD-DA Video-CD CD-Text * CD-I, Photo-CD requires special reader/player; Photo-CD writing requires Kodak license 2.4. -
Page 9: Packet Write
Introduction English method is called “Multisession”. Packet Write The Packet Write recording method was developed. It differs from Track-At-Once or Disc-At-Once in that data is recorded in small fixed sectors of 64k bytes , known as packets. The advantages of this method are elimination in overhead per session and the elimination of buffer under run errors. -
Page 10: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation Hardware Installation The installation of CRW2440 is fast and easy. Please follow these instructions described below: 3.1. System Requirements A PC system with the following features is highly recommended for ensuring a stable CD-R/RW performance. Ÿ CPU: Pentium II 350 MHz or higher Ÿ... - Page 11 Hardware Installation English Don’t use force to pull out or push in the disc tray. This might cause damage to the loading section of the drive. Ÿ Disc Tray This is the tray for the disc. Place the disc on the ejected disc tray, and then slightly push the tray (or push the eject button), the CD will be loaded.
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Page 12: Rear Panel
Hardware Installation Rear Panel Ÿ Power Connector Used to connect to the host computer’s power supply (DC 5V/12V). Be careful not to reverse the power connector when attaching it. A reversed connection may cause damage to the equipment (not covered by the warranty) Ÿ... -
Page 13: Installing The Cd-R/Rw Drive
Hardware Installation English Ÿ Device Configuration Jumper Used when selecting the device configuration of E-IDE. Don’t use jumpers to change anything besides the device configuration. Configuration changes become valid after power is turned off, then on again. The device configuration jumper will be set to Master as factory default setting. - Page 14 Hardware Installation 1. Remove the housing or casing of your computer. Be careful of any sharp edges, which might be hidden inside your computer. 2. If there is not any other CD-ROM drive installed in your system. We recommend installing the CD-R/RW in the Secondary IDE port. It is unnecessary to adjust any other jumpers on the CD-R/RW.
- Page 15 Hardware Installation English 4. From your main board, find out the 40-pin Secondary IDE interface cable. Then connect them to your CD-R/RW. Please do notice that the color edge of the IDE cable must be aligned with PIN 1 of the IDE controller. Pin1 5.
- Page 16 Hardware Installation 6. Use four provided screws (size: M3x0.5x4mm) to secure the drive into the half-height bay. The screws electronically ground the drive. This CD-R/RW drive must be horizontally installed and operated. 7. Locate your computer’s power supply and find an unused power cable connector. If you do not have an available power connector, you’ll need to purchase a Y-power cable splitter that expands one power connector into two.
- Page 17 Hardware Installation English 8. Attach the audio cable if necessary. If you had another CD-ROM drive with audio cable attached, it is not necessary to attach audio cable for your CD-R/RW. 9. Put your computer cover back on. Be careful of any sharp edges, which might be hidden inside your computer.
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Page 18: Supported Cd-R And Cd-Rw Discs
Hardware Installation 3.4. Supported CD-R and CD-RW Discs Supported Discs This drive can write to discs that carry the following logos: CD-R discs This CD-RW drive can write to these discs at 4x, 8x,12x, 16x, 24x speed. These discs can be played back in a CD-ROM drive or a CD player. -
Page 19: Software Installation
If you want to use another type of authoring software not bundled with CRW2440, please refer to each manual on how to install and operate. Please note that some authoring software or version of authoring software does not support CRW2440. -
Page 21: Technical Support
5.1. Firmware Upgrade The CRW2440 uses Flash type firmware, a small piece of software that can be overwritten and updated. To ensure more reliable operations and enhanced performance of the drive, updates to the firmware will be made available. You can download and upgrade the latest version via our Web site regularly at http://www.aopen.com... -
Page 22: Troubleshooting
Technical Support 5.2. Troubleshooting Write problems Symptom Possible Causes Solutions Ÿ No drive recognition Bad connection between Ensure that cables or IDE connectors are not IDE cable and your damaged, bent or dented. C heck especially the CD-R/RW dri v e. pins. - Page 23 Technical Support English Read problems Symptom Possible Causes Solutions Ÿ No drive recognition IDE cable and the Ensure both connectors of IDE cable is properly CD-R/RW drive not connected to the IDE ports on the main board connected properly. and CD-R/RW. Ÿ...
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Page 24: How To Contact Us
How to Contact Us Dear Customer, Thanks for choosing AOpen products. To provide the best and fastest service to our customer is our first priority. However, we receive numerous emails and phone-calls worldwide everyday, it is very hard for us to serve everyone on time. We recommend you follow the procedures below and seek help before contact us. - Page 25 °¬¶ûÅô¹ú¼ÊÉϺ£ (¹É )ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ Tel: 886-2-2696-1333 Tel: 86-21-64952080 Fax: 886-2-8691-2233 Fax: 86-21-64952152 Europe Germany AOpen Computer b.v. AOpen Computer GmbH. Tel: 31-73-645-9516 Tel: +49 (0) 2102 157 777 Fax: 31-73-645-9604 Fax: +49 (0) 2102 157 799 America Japan AOpen America Inc.
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Page 27: Appendix A. Glossary
Glossary English Appendix A. Glossary CD-DA Compact Disc - Digital Audio. The typical music CD is written with this CD format. At this time, up to 74 minutes of music can be written on a CD. The corresponding standard is the Red Book. - Page 28 Glossary Enhanced Music CD, CD + and CD Extra An expansion of Audio or Mixed-Mode CD consists of two sessions. The first session corresponds to CD-DA, while the second session consists of computer data. The process is specified in the Blue Book. Finalization Finalization is the permanent closing of the writing procedure on a CD.
- Page 29 Glossary English Orange Book The Orange Book is a physical format of recordable CD announced in 1989 by Philips and Sony. The Orange Book describes CD-MO in part-I and CD-R in part-II. Later on part-II was updated. In 1994, version-II was announced for the CD-ROM and its double speed type.
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Page 31: Appendix B. Frequently Asked Question (Faq)
English Appendix B. Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) The following FAQ’s are the most common problems you may find during installation or regular use. Please review these FAQ’s to have your problem solved. In case you do not find any items that answer your problem, please contact your dealer or technical support. Q: Computer won’t boot up after installation. - Page 32 Q: Unable to see a second session reading from a CD-ROM drive. Ÿ Eject the CD and re-load it. Ÿ Refresh the screen. Select the My Computer icon in Windows Explorer and press F5. Ÿ Make sure if your CD-ROM drive reads CD-RW discs. CD-RW discs can only be used in CD-R/RW or newer MultiRead CD-ROM.
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Page 33: Appendix C. Specification
Specification English Appendix C. Specification Rotation Speed: Read 40X, 32x, 20x, 8x, 4x Write CD-R: 24x, 16x, 12x, 8x, 4x CD-RW: 10x, 4x, 2x Write/Read Norma Speed: 150KB/sec. Mode 1, Mode 2 Form 1 170KB/sec. Mode 2 Form 2 Writing Mode: Track at Once Disc at Once Session at Once... - Page 34 Specification -- E-30 --...