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ASUS CRW-2410S User’s Manual

Using the Emergency Eject Pinhole

The emergency eject pinhole on the front of the drive allows you to
manually eject the drive tray and remove a disc from the drive in the
following instances:

•

supply of power to the computer is cut due to electrical power outage

•

the drive malfunctions

Follow these steps to eject the drive tray using the emergency pinhole.

1. Insert a pointed rod, such as a pin, a needle, or paper clip, small

enough to fit into the emergency pinhole.

2. Carefully pull the tray out and remove the CD.

Summary of Contents for 24x/10x/40x CD-RW Drive CRW-2410S

Page 1: ...24x 10x 40x CD RW Drive CRW 2410S User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...CT Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself Manual revisions are released for each product design represented by the digit befor...

Page 3: ...lation 14 System Requirements 14 Setting the Jumper Terminals 15 Installing the CD RW Drive 16 Connecting the Drive Cables 18 Installing the Device Driver 19 Installing the CD RW Software 19 CD RW Drive Basics 20 Placing a Disc into the Drive 20 Ejecting a Disc from the Drive 21 Using the Emergency Eject Pinhole 22 Using Compact Discs 23 Cleaning a Disc 23 Handling a Disc 23 Technical Information ...

Page 4: ...e harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the re...

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Page 6: ...e Opening the drive may result to exposure to laser radiation Do not use or place this device near magnetic fields televisions or radios where there is interference that may affect the performance of the drive Do not place this device in areas where there is direct sunlight high humidity or damp condition Do not place this device in an unstable position or in one that vibrates ...

Page 7: ...evaporating solvents to clean the device If you accidentally sprayed any solvent on the device use a clean cloth to wipe it You may also use a neutral cleaner to dilute the solvent to easily wipe it from the device Try not to interrupt the supply of power while the device is in reading or writing mode Do not place damaged discs inside the device Do not place discs into the device immediately if th...

Page 8: ...e check if all the following items are present and in good condition If any of the items is damaged or missing contact your retailer immediately ASUS CRW 2410S drive IDE cable Drive screws Nero 5 Burning ROM disc ASUS 24X CD R disc ASUS 10X CD RW disc User s Manual ...

Page 9: ...fication Technology support BURN Proof technology Zone CLV Recording technology FlexSS BP Speed Control technology Buffer size 2MB Application discs 12cm or 8cm diameter 1 2mm thick CD ROM Video CD CD DA Photo CD CD I CD G CD TEXT CD Extra Recording form Orange Book Part 2 3 Disc at once Track at Once Fixed packet Variable packet OS compatibility MS Windows 95 98 98SE ME 2000 NT4 0 Power supply DC...

Page 10: ...e synchronizes the data already written with the new data in the buffer and repositions the laser behind the sector most recently written This technology also ensures that your PC remains fully operational throughout the writing process and available for other applications Zone CLV Recording Technology The Zone Constant Linear Velocity CLV recording method allows you to achieve a higher recording ...

Page 11: ...ysical condition of the disc then determine the suitable recording speed for the disc While recording the drive continues to monitor the disc condition and flexibly switches to different speeds to maintain the optimum recording condition Flexible Strategy measures and evaluates the recording condition of recorded area at switching zones This feature can restart the recording after checking the pit...

Page 12: ...hone volume dial This volume dial allows you to control the volume of the headphone connected to the drive Turning the dial to the left decreases the volume turning to the right increases volume 4 BUSY indicator This LED indicates three types of conditions OFF Paused or stopped ON Reading and accessing a disc BLINKING TOC reading ejecting a disc 5 WRITE indicator This LED turns ON while data is be...

Page 13: ...actory test pins These pins are used for factory testing NOTE DO NOT cover these pins with jumper blocks 4 CS SL MA pins These pins are used to set the drive to either a master or slave device 5 IDE connector This connector is for a 40 pin IDE cable to connect the drive to the IDE interface on the motherboard 6 Power connector This DC connector is for a 4 pin power cable from the system power supp...

Page 14: ...system At least 64MB system memory 128MB is recommended An empty 5 25 inch external drive bay HDD empty storage capacity of 100MB or more Average seek time 20ms or less Transmission rate 2 MB s or more NOTE Do not use a hard disk that calibrates thermally during operation Recommended media CD R x2 x24 TAIYOYUDEN MITSUMI CHEMICAL MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL RICOH RITEK PRINCO CD R x2 x16 TDK HITACHI MAXELL...

Page 15: ... CD RW drive as a Secondary Master drive This is possible only if your computer supports four IDE devices The hard disk in the computer is set as Primary Master Slave Mode Cover the two pins below the label SL to set the CD RW drive as a Slave device if your computer supports only two IDE devices If your computer supports four IDE devices this setting sets your CD RW drive as a Primary Slave or Se...

Page 16: ...r computer manual for specific instructions on opening the chassis and installing drives 1 Remove the cover of an empty 5 25 inch external drive bay 2 Carefully insert the CD RW drive into the bay and push it inward until it is flushed to the chassis front panel The holes on the sides of the drive should align with the holes on the drive bay ...

Page 17: ...th the drive package Use two screws on each side of the drive IMPORTANT Depending on the space on your chassis you may need to connect the drive cables before securing the drive into the chassis For cable connections proceed to the following section Connecting the Drive Cables ...

Page 18: ...feature connect an audio interface cable to the 4 pin analog audio connector on the rear of the drive Connect the other end of the audio cable to the connector on the sound card or on the 4 pin CD connector on the motherboard CAUTION All the cable plugs are slotted so that they fit in only one orientation If a plug does not fit in completely try reversing it DO NOT use too much force when fitting ...

Page 19: ...rating system OS detects the new hardware CD RW drive that you installed and automatically looks for the appropriate driver 3 Follow the screen instructions to install the driver Installing the CD RW Software The ASUS CRW 2410S drive supports the following software applications By AHEAD software gmbh Nero Burning ROM In CD Wave Editor Cover Designer By Microsoft Corporation Media Player CD Player ...

Page 20: ...ive tray with the label printed side up NOTE If you are using a 12cm disc place it on the tray making sure that it fits the outer circular border This border helps hold the disc in place If you are using an 8cm disc place it on the inner circular border on the tray 3 Press the drive eject button or lightly push the center of the drive tray to replace the tray inside the drive ...

Page 21: ... Disc from the Drive 1 Press the eject button on the front of the drive to eject the tray 2 Carefully remove the disc from the tray 3 Press the drive eject button or lightly push the center of the drive tray to load the tray back into the drive ...

Page 22: ...move a disc from the drive in the following instances supply of power to the computer is cut due to electrical power outage the drive malfunctions Follow these steps to eject the drive tray using the emergency pinhole 1 Insert a pointed rod such as a pin a needle or paper clip small enough to fit into the emergency pinhole 2 Carefully pull the tray out and remove the CD ...

Page 23: ... section when using compact discs These instructions will help you avoid damaging the discs and your CD RW drive Cleaning a Disc Spray the disc with compressed air for about five seconds to get rid of the dust on a disc Handling a Disc Hold a disc by the edges Do not touch the disc surface ...

Page 24: ...G 10 to 500 Hz Random vibration Non operation transport 800 cpm 13 3 Hz 3 mm 1 06 G Up Down 20 min Impact Drop impact 490 m s2 50 G 3 directions 6 ms Electrical Characteristics POH Power On Hour live current time DUTY Actual operation time Power Consumption DC 5V 2 0A peak DC 12V 2 0A peak I O Terminal Power connector 4 pin 5V 12V ATAPI terminal 40 pin Audio out 4 pin analog 2 pin digital Audio Sa...

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