System Requirements - Sony DRX-700UL Operating Instructions Manual

System
Requirements
The drive should be used with a system that
meets the following requirements
PC/AT-compatible computer
CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz or higher
(with Nero Vision Express: Pentium 4,
1.6 GHz recommended)
RAM: 128 MB (Windows XP: 256 MB)
or higher
1 GB (with Nero Vision Express:
10 GB) free hard disk space
Operating system:
Windows 2000 Professional
(referred to as Windows 2000),
Windows XP Home Edition or
Windows XP Professional
(referred to as Windows XP)
i.LINK or USB connector
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The above requirements are the minimum
necessary requirements to write to disc
normally. Under actual operating conditions,
the requirements imposed by your software
must also be met. For details, refer to your
software documentation.
Notes
• Appropriate discs are needed when writing at
8 speed to DVD+R/-R, 4 speed to DVD+R/
+RW/-R/-RW, 10 speed or faster to CD-RW,
and 2 speed to DVD-RW.
• Writing speed may automatically be adjusted
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depending on the disc, specified disc speed, or
disc conditions such as weight imbalance and
eccentricity.
• System meeting the following requirements is
needed in order to use USB 2.0 operation with
this device.
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0-compliant)
interface cable (included).
System equipped with a Hi-Speed USB (USB
2.0-compliant) connector or PCI adapter
card, and running the USB 2.0 EHCI device
driver
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• When connected to a product that does not
support Hi-Speed USB, the maximum transfer
rate is limited to 12 Mbps (equivalent to a USB
1.1 transfer rate).
• You cannot use the i.LINK and USB interfaces
simultaneously.
Incompatible Sony VAIO
computers
Regardless of the version of Windows they
are running, the following models of VAIO
computers are incompatible with the DRX-
700UL when connected through an i.LINK
cable.
Products for USA:
PCG-F360, PCG-F350, PCG-F340,
PCG-Z505R, PCG-Z505RX
Products for Europe: PCG-F304, PCG-F305
Products for Japan:
PCG-F34/BP, PCG-Z505JL, PCG-Z505J/BP,
PCG-Z505JX
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The USB 2.0 EHCI driver software is
supplied with currently available PCI
adapter cards that conform to USB 2.0.
Further, Microsoft has released the USB
2.0 EHCI driver software for Windows
XP, therefore it is also possible to use this
driver software with Windows XP.
For details, contact your USB 2.0 adapter
dealer or consult the Microsoft
Corporation Web site.
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