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FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: this device may not cause harmful interference, and this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
INTRODUCTION BCE 4012IM is a half-height CD-ReWritable drive of standard IDE interface. It supports maximum 40x speed writing ability on CD-R discs, 12x speed on CD-RW discs and 48x speed reading performance. The drive backs up all writing modes and different CD formats and it automatically recognizes the media placed in the drive, whether a CD, a CD-R or a CD-RW.
BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive ♦ Fast and sufficient hard disk space (minimum 150MB for installation, 1GB or more is recommended.) ♦ IDE host interface supporting ATAPI MMC command ♦ Operating system: Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME or Windows NT/2000/XP Package Contents ♦...
(CD-ROM as “master”, CD-RW as “slave” and vice versa.) The same rule goes for the connection of having your hard disk and one other device on the same cable. CSEL SLAVE BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive MASTER JUMPER...
BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive You may consider one of the two ways recommended below to connect your drive. ♦ To get the most stable performance for the CD-RW drive to write: Primary IDE Master: Hard Disk Primary IDE Slave: CD-ROM Drive Secondary IDE Master: CD-RW drive ♦...
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If your mainboad is integrated with built-in sound system, plug the 4- pin audio cable into the CD-IN connector on the mainboard as Audio-in. 6. Reinstall the cover of your computer, and reconnect the power supply. BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive...
BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive Driver Installation Windows Environment BCE 4012IM is a PnP device, and Windows 95/98/ME and Windows NT/2000/XP can automatically detect the drive and load the appropriate driver. If Windows cannot detect the drive, you can operate manually: Click the Control Panel Icon in My Computer and then click Add New Hardware.
Close/Eject button or lightly push the tray to close it. 5. Emergency Eject Hole When the Close/Eject button can’t work properly and the disc tray can’t be opened, you can insert a paper clip or a small rod into BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive...
BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive this hole for manual ejection. Please make sure to power off the system before you do that. 6. Play/Skip button Press this button to play tracks or skip to next track during the playing state. 7. Close/Eject button This button opens and closes the disc tray.
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BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive 3. Device Configuration Jumper Set the jumper to Master, Slave or Cable Select according to your system configuration. 4. IDE Interface Connector Plug one end of the 40-pin IDE cable here to join the 40-pin IDE connector on the motherboard.
BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive TECHNICAL DATA Performance Transfer rate 12X) Access time (⅓ stroke) (full stroke) Data buffer CD format support Writing modes Writing speed Specification Interface Form factor Disc loading Audio output level Read: 7200kb/s (up to 48X) Write: CD-R 6000kb/s (up to 40X)
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74min 80min 80mm disc: 18min 21min Disc Type Environment Temperature Operating temperature Non-operating temperature BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive 5 VDC & 12VDC 41.8 ± 0.2 mm 148.6 ± 0.3 mm 193.3 ± 0.5 mm 1 kg 553Mbytes Mode-1 656MBytes Mode-1...
TROUBLESHOOTING To help you get more familiar with BCE 4012IM, the following FAQ lists some common problems you might encounter. Please read it for reference before you request RMA support from your dealer. Q1. BCE 4012IM cannot be recognized. (1) The drive might not be connected properly. Please check whether the IDE cable and power connector are tightly connected.
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BCE 4012IM CD-ReWritable Drive Q5. BCE 4012IM doesn’t have power. Please check if the power cord is connected securely. Q6. The tray cannot be ejected. There are two possible reasons: (1) Need to be ejected by the application. Some of the burning or playing application will lock the drive. You have to eject by application and close it so as to restore the use of panel buttons.
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(10) Enable Buffer Underrun Protection mode if your software supports it. Q10. Should I update BCE 4012IM with the latest version of firmware? It is not definitely necessary to update the firmware unless your computer does encounter problems.
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