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AOpen CRW5232 User Manual

AOpen CRW5232 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Fcc Warning

    Copyright © Copyright 2002 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 ..................3 2.4. Type of Writing .....................4 Disc-At-Once...................4 Track-At-Once ..................4 Session-At-Once ..................4 Multi-session ...................4 Packet Write....................4 Hardware Installation ............5 3.1.
  • Page 4 Appendix A. Glossary ..........20 Appendix B. Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) ..23 Appendix C. Specification ...........25...

  • 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

    Introduction Introduction 2.1. Overview Thank you for purchasing AOpen CD-R/RW drive. In this manual, we will explain how to install your CD-R/RW drive correctly. Please read this manual carefully before using the drive. 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

    Introduction English enhancing reliability. High Compatibility AOpen CD-R/RW drive supports major 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: Type Of Writing

    Introduction 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. Type of Writing Disc-At-Once When only a single recording session (lead in/data/lead out) is to be recorded onto a disk, it is called “Disc-At-Once”. When using Disc-At-Once, no additional data can be recorded onto the disc, even if there is available capacity.

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    Specification English Hardware Installation The installation of AOpen CD-R/RW drive 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. CPU: Pentium II 350 MHz or higher Operating System: Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT4.0...
  • Page 10 Specification Don’t use force to pull out or push in the disc tray. This might cause damage to the loading section of the drive. 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.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    Specification English Rear Panel 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) E-IDE Connector Use a 40-pin double-end flat E-IDE cable to connect to the E-IDE interface.

  • Page 12: Speed Boost

    3.3. Speed Boost AOpen is always devoted to provide the best and the most stable products to our customers. The CD-R/RW drive reading speed is getting higher and higher, inevitably the higher speed brings larger noise. However, we do not need so fast reading speed in some situations such as listening to the music CD.

  • Page 13: Installing The Cd-R/Rw Drive

    Specification English 3.4. Installing the CD-R/RW drive Power off your computer and all peripheral devices. Unplug the computer’s power cord from wall outlet or from the power strip. Required Tools A medium-size screwdriver A long-nosed pliers Your computer system or motherboard manual (to locate your computer system’s IDE controller).
  • Page 14 Specification We recommend that you install the CD-ROM on the Secondary IDE channel as the master device (MA), and the CD-R/RW on the Secondary IDE channel as the slave device (SL). Please follow the steps below to fulfill this arrangement. First make sure that your Secondary IDE cable has two ports available for two IDE devices.
  • Page 15 Specification English 5. Place the CD-R/RW in a 5.25-inch bay. 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.
  • Page 16 Specification 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.

  • Page 17: Supported Cd-R And Cd-Rw Discs

    Specification English 3.5. 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 8x, 12x, 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x, 52x speed. These discs can be played back in a CD-ROM drive or a CD player.

  • Page 18: Software Installation

    If you want to use another type of authoring software not bundled with AOpen CD-R/RW drive, 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 AOpen CD-R/RW drive.

  • Page 19: Technical Support

    5.1. Firmware Upgrade The AOpen CD-R/RW drive 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 20: Troubleshooting

    Specification 5.2. Troubleshooting Write problems Symptom Possible Causes Solutions No drive recognition Bad connection between Ensure that cables or IDE connectors are not IDE cable and your damaged, bent or dented. Check especially the CD-R/RW drive. pins. Conflicts with other IDE Ensure the Master/Slave device setting of devices.
  • Page 21 Specification English Read problems Symptom Possible Causes Solutions 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. Conflicts with other IDE Ensure the Master/Slave device setting of devices.

  • Page 22: 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 23 AOpen Inc. 艾尔鹏国际上海(股)有限公司 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.

  • Page 24: Glossary

    Specification 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. CD-I Compact Disc - Interactive.
  • Page 25 Specification English 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 26 Specification 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.

  • Page 27: Frequently Asked Question (Faq)

    Specification 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 28 Specification Q: Unable to see a second session reading from a CD-ROM drive. Eject the CD and re-load it. Refresh the screen. Select the My Computer icon in Windows Explorer and press F5. 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.

  • Page 29: Specification

    Specification English Appendix C. Specification 52X, 40X, 32X, 24X, 16X, 12X, 8X, 4X Rotation Speed: (It’s different Read CD-R:52X, 48X, 40X, 32X, 24X, 16X, 12X, 8X depends on the different Write CD-RW:32X, 24X, 12X 10X, 4X purchased model Specifications) Write/Read Norma Speed: 150KB/sec.

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