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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. All brand and product names are 
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 

Disclaimer 

AOpen Inc. makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the 
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular 
purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed “as is”. Should the programs prove 
defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not AOpen Inc., its distributor, or its dealer) 
assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential 
damages resulting from any defect in the software. Further, AOpen Inc. reserves the right to revise 
this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to 
notify any person of such revision or changes. 

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B device, pursuant to 
part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful 
interference in residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio 
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause 
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will 
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or 
television reception, which can be determined by turning equipment off and on, the user is 
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 

y

 

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 

y

 

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 

y

 

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the 
receiver is connected. 

y

 

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio / TV technician help. 

FCC Warning 

Changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void 
the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 

 

Summary of Contents for CRW5232

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Page 2: ...s hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a cl...

Page 3: ...rdware Installation 5 3 1 System Requirements 5 3 2 Hardware Instruction 5 Front Panel 5 Rear Panel 7 3 3 Speed Boost 8 3 4 Installing the CD R RW drive 9 Required Tools 9 Installation Procedure 9 3 5...

Page 4: ...Appendix A Glossary 20 Appendix B Frequently Asked Question FAQ 23 Appendix C Specification 25...

Page 5: ...If unusual smells sounds or smoke emanate from the device or if liquids enter the device switch the computer off immediately and unplug it from the power outlet y Make sure the computer is electrical...

Page 6: ...maximum writing speed by 1 using the ATIP information maker name model number etc pre recorded on disc 2 performing test writing to the OPC area at the inner circumference of the disc 3 getting the st...

Page 7: ...ecording reliability y Supports random UDF for easy writing to CD R RW discs y 2 MB Buffer Memory y Power tray loading mechanism y Support PIO Mode4 and UDMA 3 Optional y Support disc diameters of 12...

Page 8: ...er to Multisession Session At Once A Session at Once recording almost corresponds to a Disc at Once recording i e all data Lead in data area and Lead out are written in one go The only difference is t...

Page 9: ...ting software to write onto a CD R RW disc When you use the CD writing software make sure that it supports this drive y Hard Drive Space When writing to a CD R RW disc you will need a working area 50...

Page 10: ...disc is not being accessed the light goes out When an illegal disc is loaded or some hardware trouble occurs the indicators blinks y Headphone Jack This jack is for connecting headphones or mini spea...

Page 11: ...esult in a short circuit causing damage to the equipment When connecting or disconnecting connectors make sure to turn off the power beforehand y Audio Output Connector Used to connect the sound card...

Page 12: ...so fast reading speed in some situations such as listening to the music CD Now our new CD R RW drive comes with a whole new feature that we call it Speed Boost You could use this function to speed up...

Page 13: ...ty can damage electronic circuitry You can avoid static discharge by touching a grounded metal object like your computer case before and during installation of hardware inside your computer 1 Remove t...

Page 14: ...ur main board vendor or purchase one from computer hardware stores y If the CD ROM drive was installed in the Primary IDE channel disconnect it from the Primary IDE cable y Adjust the Device Configura...

Page 15: ...rews 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...

Page 16: ...ther 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...

Page 17: ...the High Speed CD RW logo Ultra Speed CD RW discs This disc allow writing re writing at 24x to 32x speeds This CD RW drive can write re write these discs at 24x or 32x speed These discs can be read p...

Page 18: ...any operation of these applications will intrude the CD recording process and damage your disk y Defragment your HDD before any CD recording This is particularly important y When you write files to C...

Page 19: ...nd as quickly as possible 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 enh...

Page 20: ...s Cannot write Install more than one CD writing software simultaneously y Remove other writing software Just keep one software on your harddisk Wrote with another writing software y If different writi...

Page 21: ...urface can disable the drive from reading data Always keep it clean Music CD inserted y Because audio compact discs do not have computer data typing computer commands while an audio CD is in your driv...

Page 22: ...mbling your PC http www aopen com tw tech report default htm FAQ The latest FAQ Frequently Asked Questions may contain a solution to your problem http www aopen com tw tech faq default htm Download So...

Page 23: ...htm Chinese http www aopen com tw tech contact techtw htm German http www aopencom de tech contact techde htm Simplified Chinesehttp www aopen com cn tech contact techcn htm America AOpen America Inc...

Page 24: ...ition and correction function Mode 1 is especially used for computer data and employs a code for error correction Mode 2 is used with CD ROM XA and CD I with audio data and contains an error recogniti...

Page 25: ...ISO Standard 9660 describes the construction of a CD ROM so that it may be read and processed by different types of operating systems Joliet This supplement to the standards comes from Microsoft and i...

Page 26: ...ny in 1981 Session An inter related writing procedure is defined as a session A session consists of the Lead In area the data area and the Lead Out area A CD can be written with several sessions This...

Page 27: ...d CD R RW in Explorer restart your computer or shut it down and then turn it on again y Is the CD R RW receiving power properly You can test it by pressing eject button to see if the tray opens and cl...

Page 28: ...cannot locate the CD in CD R RW y Some programs only locate the first logical drive letter assigned to a CD ROM or a CD R RW drive For example if your CD ROM drive is assigned drive D and CD R RW is...

Page 29: ...s Buffer Memory 2MB Host Data Transfer Speed PIO mode 4 Max 16 7 MB sec DMA Max 16 7 MB sec UDMA Max 33 3 MB sec Audio Output Level Line output Headphone output 0 70V 0 1Vrms 0 80V 0 1Vrms Power Consu...

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