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ACARD’s ARS-2030L/2032 Copy Smart Plus are merely used for copying and editing personal audio and video data. Violating Copy Right is a criminal act. ACARD's Copy Smart Plus only supports legal backup operation.
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Member nations already established their free of charge recycle systems of WEEE before August 13, 2005. Accordingly, ACARD has to be responsible for recycling all products exported to Germany. You can return your ACARD product that needs recycling to a local collector.
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Los paises miembros ya han establecido su sistema de reciclaje gratuito de RAEE antes del 13 de Agosto del 2005. Por este motivo ACARD es el responsable del reciclaje de todos los productos exportados a Alemania. Usted puede devolver su producto ACARD a un punto de recogida local cuando desee reciclarlo.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..........6 1.1 Features ..............6 1.2 Specifications .............. 6 Chapter 2 Installation........... 8 2.1 Copy Smart Plus Only ..........8 2.2 A Whole System ............8 2.3 A System without CD Writers ........8 2.4 How to Install ...............
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4.10 Edit Track ..............32 4.10.1 CD to CD .................. 33 4.10.2 CD to HDD ................37 4.10.3 Play Audio Track ..............42 4.10.4 Close Session ................43 4.11 Setup ................44 4.11.1 Language .................. 45 4.11.2 Burn Speed ................45 4.11.3 Read Speed ................46 4.11.4 Auto Start Drive ...............
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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ........64 5.1 About LCD ............... 64 5.2 About Error Messages ..........64 5.3 About CD-ROM/CD Writers ........64 5.4 About Buttons ............64 5.5 About CD Writer Not Readable ....... 65 5.6 About High Failure Rate ........... 65 5.7 About Firmware Update ...........
Introduction ARS-2030L and ARS-2032 are especially designed for copying CD in video, audio or data form. ARS-2030L is for 3 CD writers while ARS-2032 for 7 writers. These two duplicators make copying easy and efficient. Professionally mechanical design, multifunctional LCD and 4 simple buttons on the panel are very helpful in opera- tion.
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CD-DA, Mixed-Mode, Video CD, CD-1, Karaoke CD, Photo CD (Single & Multi-session), CD-Extra, HFS, CD-Bridge, ISO9660, CD-R and CD-RW Supported CD-ROM : TEAC Supported CD-RW : Plextor, TEAC, Sanyo, Nichimen, SONY, RICOH Please visit the web site of ACARD to get the newest data. http://www.acard.com...
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Chapter 2 Installation Before installing your copy smart plus, please note that there are three kinds of packages: the copy smart plus only, a whole copying system and a system without CD writers. 2.1 Copy Smart Plus Only Unpack the package.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 2.4 How to Install The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2030L copy controller with a CD-ROM and 3 CD writers. Copy Controller / A R S - 2 0 3 0 L C H 1 / C D - R O M...
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2030L copy controller with an HDD, a CD-ROM and 3 CD writers. The second picture shows that HDD is put inside a tray. C o p y C o n t r o l l e r /...
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2032 copy con- troller with a CD-ROM and 7 CD writers. C H 1 / C D - R O M C H 2 / C D W r i t e r...
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2032 copy con- troller with an HDD, a CD-ROM and 7 CD writers. CH 1 / HDD (Master) CH 1 / CD-ROM (Slave) CH 2 / CD Writer CH 3 / CD Writer...
ROM, CD writers, it will execute a self-test for seconds. When the self-test finishes, LCD will show the messages as follows. Duplicator Initialize SDRAM ver: 2.03K Figure 1 represents ARS-2030L. The firmware version for 1-to-7 ARS-2032 is 2.03S. For the convenience of exposition we take ARS-2030L as an example.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 1. Copy Detect Drives There are 12 functions for you to use. Function 1 is Copy. You can press to select other functions. 3.2 About HDD Installation HDD installation is not necessary, but with a hard disk you can use and enjoy the function of Image.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual When copying comes to an end, the passed CDs will eject automatically. The default is eject automatically, but you can change it. The failed CDs will remain in the writers. The default is keeping failed CDs in the writers, but you can change it. You need to press the buttons on the writers to take the failed CDs.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Please identify two different cables before hardware installation. 1. Three connectors for CD-ROM or optional HDD Connect to ARS-2030L/ Connect to IDE 2032 IDE ports Connect to IDE hard CD-ROM drive drive (Master) (Slave) 2. Two connectors for CD writers...
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Chapter 4 Functions There are 12 functions: Copy, Test, Test & Copy, Verify, Compare, Prescan, Disc Info, Select Source, Image, Edit Track, Setup and Advanced Setup. During operation if you do not understand an LCD message, you can refer to Appendix 2.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual When copying is in progress, MB and time will decrease whereas the percentage of completion will increase. When copying comes to an end, LCD will show the result as follows. The passed CDs will eject automatically. 1.Copy OK: 03 4.2 Test...
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual LCD will show the testing information as follows. Testing- 24X 650.0MB 74:00 When the test comes to an end, LCD will show the result as follows. 2.Test OK: 03 Stopping the test halfway does not affect the CD disks, but if the CD-rewriteable disks contain important data, they may be destroyed.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual When the test finishes, actual copying will begin as shown below. Copying- 24X 0% 650.0MB 74:00 When the whole process finishes, LCD will show the result as follows. 3.Test & Copy OK: 03 4.4 Verify Function 4 Verify is to examine if the target CDs can be read correctly after copying.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual When verification comes to an end, LCD will show the result as follows. 4.Verify OK: 03 4.5 Compare Function 5 Compare is to make a comparison between the source CD and the target CDs after copying. Select function 5. Put the source CD into CD-ROM and the target CDs into CD writers.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT to see the details of source 1 as shown below. Src: 01 CD-ROM Total: 650.0MB Press ENT to see the details of source 2. If the comparison is identical, LCD will show the message as follows.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT to prescan. LCD will show the scanning information as follows. Scaning- 24X 0% 650.0MB 74:00 When scanning finishes, and the source CD can be read correctly, LCD will show the result as follows. PreScan OK! 4.7 Disc Info Function 7 Disc Info is to show the basic information of source CD.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.8 Select Source Function 8 Select Source is to let you select the data on CD-ROM, CD writers or HDD as the source from which you intend to copy. Select function 8. 8.Select Source Press ENT, and then press to select the source as shown below.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.9 Image Function 9 Image is valid only when you have installed a hard disk. This function includes 6 parts. They are Load, Delete Image, Image Info, Compare Image, Select Partition and Select Src Drive. The loaded data is called an image file.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual After the image file is successfully loaded, LCD will show the result as follows. Image load OK If there is an image file existing in the current partition, the system will ask you whether to overwrite it or not. Please use to confirm Yes or No.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual After the image file is deleted, LCD will show the result as follows. Partition A: Image is deleted 4.9.3 Image Info This function is to show the basic information of an image file stored in a particular partition. First, select the function by pressing 9-03.Image...
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT, and LCD will show the comparison information as follows. Compare- 24X 0% 650.0MB 74:00 When comparison comes to an end, LCD will show the result as follows. Compare OK: 1 Fail: 0 Diff: 0 Press ENT to see the details of source 1 as shown below.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.9.5 Select Image This function is to select a partition in the hard disk. First, select the function by pressing 9-05.Image P: A Select Image After installing a hard disk, your copy smart plus will format it automatically. Each partition occupies 1GB.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual First, select the function by pressing 9-06. Image P: A Image Src Drive Then, use to select CD-ROM or any CD writer as the source. Select Img Src: 01 IDE1 CD-ROM After selecting the source such as CD-ROM, you can press ENT, and LCD will show the message as follows.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Select function 10. 10. Edit Track 4.10.1 CD to CD On the above figure press ENT, and you will enter the following figure.Here the function CD to CD is to let you select one or more tracks from CD-ROM, and then copy into blank CD-R/RWs.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual After selecting, please use to move to the “End” menu as shown below. Select Track: End 1Trk03:25 Press ENT to finish the CD editing, and use to confirm Yes or No. End edit disc and burn?Yes LCD will show the copying information as follows.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual The system will ask if you want to keep editing. Please use to confirm Yes or No as shown below. Continue edit next Disc?Yes If you want to keep editing, the current source CD will eject auctomatically, and the system will ask you to insert another new CD as shown below.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT to finish the CD editing, and use to confirm Yes or No. End edit disc and burn?Yes LCD will show the copying information as follows. Copying- 24X Edit 2/10 - > 2/2 On the above figure 2/2 means the second track of all tracks we have selected, and so far we have selected two tracks from two different CDs.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual On the above figure Press ENT. The system will ask if you want to close all CDs’ sessions. Please use to confirm Yes or No as shown below. Close all disc’s session? Yes After deciding to close, LCD will show the message as follows.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Suppose we decide to select the first track, then press ENT. A “+” will appear beside 1/10 as shown below. But pressing ENT again may cancel the selection. Select Track: +1/10 03:25 After selecting, please use to move to the “End” menu as shown below.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual The system will ask if you want to keep editing. Please use to confirm Yes or No as shown below. Continue edit next Disc?Yes If you want to keep editing, the current source CD will eject auctomatically, and the system will ask you to insert another new CD as shown below.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Then, the track as an image file will be loaded into HDD. LCD will show the loading information as follows. Load- P0 -24X Edit 2/10 - > 2/2 When loading comes to an end, LCD will show the message as follows.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual When burning finishes, LCD will show the result as follows. Burn Complete ! OK: 03 On the above figure press ESC to enter the following figure. Now press to move the data from HDD template into a certain partition.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual If the chosen partition has contained image data, the system will ask to overwrite or keep the data. Here please use to overwrite. Image Exists Overwrite?Yes After pressing , LCD will show the moving information as follows. Moving to P: A When moving finishes, LCD will show the result as follows.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual to select the track you want to play. Select Track: 1/10 03:25 After selecting and pressing ENT, LCD will show the playing information below. Playing Track-1 00:00 / 03:25 4.10.4 Close Session This function is to close CDs and let no data written into. After closing, you can put the CDs on any normal player and listen.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual After pressing ENT, LCD will show the message as follows. Closing Session Please wait--- When closing finishes, LCD will show the result as follows. Closing Complete OK :3 Fail :0 4.11 Setup Function 11 Setup lets you change the default settings. Once you change a setting, remember to press ENT to save it.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.11.1 Language On the above figure press ENT, and you will enter the following figure. The function Language lets you select a language in which messages can be shown on LCD. 11-01. Setup Language Press ENT to enter the following figure. Here LCD only supports English. Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese are optional.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.11.3 Read Speed On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure. The function Read Speed lets you control the reading speed of target CDs. 11-03. Setup Read Speed Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is maximum, but there are still other choices: 32X, 16X and 8X.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.11.5 Startup Menu On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure. Startup Menu lets you select any one of the functions except Adv Setup as the first item appearing on the menu whenever you turn on the copy smart plus.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.11.7 Auto Compare On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure. Auto Compare is to compare automatically the source CD and the target CDs after copying. 11-07. Setup Auto Compare Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is Off. Press to select On.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.11.9 Eject Disc On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure. Eject Disc provides three choices. They are Eject Good Only, Eject All Disc, and Do Not Eject. Eject Good Only means that the CDs will eject automatically only when they are copied successfully.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is On. Press to select Off. Burn On The Fly If your copy smart plus doesn’t connect with a hard disk, LCD will show the message as follows. No Valid HDD ! 4.11.11 Burn Mode...
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.11.12 Button Sound On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure. Button Sound lets you control the sound of a button when you press it. 11-12. Setup Button Sound Press ENT to enter the next figure. The default is On. Press to select Off.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT to enter the next figure. CD-540E 3.0A Press twice to enter the next figure. 02 IDE2 Master CD-RW : PLEXTOR Press ENT to enter the next figure. CD-R PX-W2410A 1.01 4.11.14 System Info On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT to enter the next figure. WINBOND: W29C040 2002 / 5 / 27 ACARD 4.11.15 Quick Erase On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure. Quick Erase is to erase the data on the CD rewriteable disks quickly.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.11.16 Full Erase On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure. Full Erase is to erase the data on the CD rewriteable disks completely. Compared with Quick Erase, Full Erase takes longer time to do the job.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.12 Adv Setup Function 12 Adv Setup lets you change the system configuration. This function includes 13 parts. They are UnderRun Protect, Overburn, Read Error Skip, Format HDD, Verify HDD, Burn-in, Update Firmware, Compare Firmware, H/W Diagnostic, Load Default, CD+G, ISRC & MCN and Switch Link-Host.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.12.2 Overburn On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure. Overburn lets you decide whether to copy beyond the limit of the CD or not. 12-02. Adv Setup Overburn Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is Off. Press to select On.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4.12.4 Format HDD On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure. Format HDD is to partition the hard disk. But before formatting, all data on the hard disk will be deleted. 12-04. Adv Setup Format HDD Press ENT to get the next figure.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT to enter the next figure. Use to confirm Disk or Parti. Verify Disk or Partition? Disk Press ENT to verify. After verification LCD will show the result as follows. Verify Hard Disk 4.12.6 Burn-in On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT and use to select the time of simulation such as 1, 2, 3...1000 or Run Continuous. The figure below shows Run Continuous. Sel burn-in num: Run Continuous Press ESC, ENT, to select Erase & Copy as the following figure shows. Erase &...
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual You can get the newest firmware version from ACARD by e-mail, or download it directly from the web site: http://www.acard.com Then, unzip the file “cdxxx.bin” and copy it into a blank CD. After placing the CD on the CD-ROM , press ENT. The system will begin searching the new firmware and show the message on LCD as follows after it finds the new firmware.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT to enter the next figure. Follow the instructions on LCD to do the button test. After that, the system will do the self-test of SDRAM, the hardware connection test and flash test. All test results will be shown on LCD. It is the easiest way to know if the system can work well.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual When default loading finishes, LCD will show the result as follows. Load Default 4.12.11 CD+G On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure. CD+G is a kind of special copying format. This function supports the special format.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press ENT to enter the next figure. The default is Off. Press to select On. ISRC & MCN 4.12.13 Switch Link-Host (optional) On the above figure press ESC and to enter the next figure. Switch Link-Host lets you switch to the link-host mode if your 2030 or 2032 has connected with a PC.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5.1 About LCD After you power up, if there is no display on the LCD, please check if the connection of power cord is firm and the environment of power outlet is normal. 5.2 About Error Messages During Copy, Test, Compare and Verify, etc.
Failure in firmware update may cause the copy smart plus to fail in booting. Under the circumstances, please return the control board to ACARD for repair. 5.8 About Function 12 and Cancellation If you want to execute function 12 Advanced Setup, you can press ESC for 2 seconds.
1 Overview ACARD AEC-4420P and 4420PB are converters that turn internal IDE interfaces into external USB ones. They are chiefly used together with ACARD Copy Control- ler series. AEC-4420P can easily connect a CD\DVD writer or a hard drive that is connected to a standalone copy controller to PC through the USB interface, but AEC-4420PB can only connect a CD\DVD writer to PC.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 4 Layout (a) AEC-4420P The actual product of 4420P The floor plan of 4420P...
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual (b) AEC-4420PB Internal USB Cable 2-Pin Signal Line The actual product of 4420PB The floor plan of 4420PB Connects to the USB Port of PC The USB extend board and floor plan of 4420DX...
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 5 Function As indicated above, AEC-4420P/4420PB is connected to an ACARD copy control- ler via link mode control. Generally, when the copy controller is standalone, Q- Switch is connected to IDE connector. But when the copy controller is to be link host, Q-Switch will be switched to USB Bridge through link mode control, and thus 4420P/4420PB will be connected to PC.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 6 Connect 4420P to Writer The picture below shows the connection of AEC-4420P with a writer. The con- nected writer can be used as an external writer when the copy controller is in link host mode. See page 17 and 18 for the connection of the 2-pin signal line.
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USB Mode. Press ENT to see “USB L.H Mode” display on the LCD. You can also click “My Computer” to check if there is a new DVD writer appearing. Now you may use some recording software like ACARD Ha! DVD Burner to copy. If you want to stop linking host, you can press on the copy controller’s panel and...
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Image Manager, and then copying the files to the target writer. See Part 10. Visit ACARD’s Web site for the compatibility list of hard drives. 8 Connect 4420PB to Writer The picture below shows the connection of 4420PB with a writer.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 1. Find the IDE connector DVD-RW IDE Connector 2-Pin Signal Line 2. Inset AEC-4420PB directly Y-Split Power Cord To Controller AEC-4420PB Internal USB Cable 3. Connect the IDE cable that links with 4420PB From Controller...
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual The actual connection DVD-RW To Controller AEC-4420PB 2-Pin Signal Line Controller Internal USB Cable 9 Connect to the Signal Line See page 17 and 18 for the connection of the 2-pin signal line.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual 10 Image Manager Install the software Image Manager that is in the support CD. Image Manager helps you manage those image files transmitted from PC to the hard drive connected with AEC-4420P. In Windows Vista when using Image Manager, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, you have to turn off UAC at first.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Now use Image Manager according to the following steps. (1) Click the icon of the last host card to see the newly connected hard drive. The last host card has no title, but it represents AEC-4420P. Figure 1 (2) On Figure 1 move the cursor to the hard drive to see its capacity and so on.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual (3) On Figure 2 choose a partition of the hard drive like B where you want to put the image file transmitted from the system’s hard drive. And also choose the form of the file such as .CPM, .ISO or .DVM.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual (7) After transmission, if it is successful, there will be a message showing so. Figure 6 (8) You can see the newly transmitted file appear in partition B as Figure 7 shows. Figure 7 (9) On Figure 7 click [Image Information] to see the file’s information as Figure 8 shows.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual (10) On Figure 8 click [OK] to return to Figure 7. Then click [Edit title] to edit the title of the file. You can edit three titles at most, and decide whether to give a comment or not.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Appendix B LCD Messages 1. Normal Conditions: Initialize SDRAM..........Initialize the memory of the system. Detect Drives......Detect what drives are connected with the system. User Abort!.............Cancel the job during operation. Analyzing................Analyze the source disc. Source Drive Not Ready........Source drive is not ready to read.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Press a Key to Eject Good Disc... Press any ket to eject the good disc after copying Press a Key to Eject Fail Disc..Press any key to eject the failed disc after copying. DVD-RW does not Support the Func..DVD-RW doesn’t support this function.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Verify Hard Disk OK!........The hard disk is verified successfully. Verify Hard Disk Fail!......The hard disk is not verified successfully. Verify Partition Header!..........Verify the partition header. Select HD First!..........Select a formatted hard disk at first.
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ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Check Sum Error!..........The udpated firmware has errors. Source can’t be Hard Disk!..During comparison the source cannot be hard disk. Last update F/W OK!........The firmware is updated successfully. Last update F/W Fail!......The firmware is not updated successfully.
ARS-2030L/2032 Manual Technical Support Form Email: support@acard.com http://www.acard.com Model F/W Version Model F/W Version CD-ROM CD Writer Hard Disk Model/type Capacity Firmware version Others Problem Description...
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