PlexWriter 16/10/40 Operation Manual
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1. Getting Started
This manual explains how to install and use your internal ATAPI PlexWriter
16/10/40A drive. For those of you with PCs, the installation process may seem a bit
complicated. Fear not. We have successfully walked through the installation process
with millions of customers who previously had lived in mortal terror of the innards
of their computer.
About this Manual
Please read this manual carefully and keep it handy for easy reference. Use the
manual for installation, operation and troubleshooting. See your dealer or call
Plextor’s Technical Support Department should your drive require service.
In this manual you should find all the information you need to successfully install,
operate and troubleshoot your drive. If you run into a problem that doesn't seem to be
covered, however, please contact us. (See “Appendix B: Technical Support” for the
different ways you can contact us.) You will be connected to our friendly, helpful
band of tech support engineers who know their stuff. What might seem like an
uncooperative drive to you could very well be a 30-second fix to them. But we will
never know unless you contact us.
Meet Your PlexWriter 16/10/40A
The PlexWriter 16/10/40A is a CD-ReWritable drive that provides professional
quality CD performance for writing, rewriting and reading.
What the PlexWriter 16/10/40A Does
The PlexWriter 16/10/40A writes to CD-R (recordable CD) media at up to 16X
speed, and it writes to new high-speed CD-RW (rewritable CD) media at up to 10X
speed. (Naturally, the drive can also write to conventional CD-RW media at 2X and
4X speeds.) It reads all CD-ROM and CD-R media at a maximum of 40X speed with
an average access time of 140 milliseconds. Maximum read speed of CD-RW media
is 32X.
Reliable writing is virtually guaranteed, thanks to unique circuitry that automatically
detects the type of media being recorded and adjusts the PlexWriter 16/10/40A to
provide the optimum laser power and length of burn. The PlexWriter 16/10/40A has
an EIDE interface that supports the ATAPI-4 command set, including special
commands for CD-R and CD-RW.
The PlexWriter 16/10/40A is fully MMC-compliant, supporting writing features
such as Disc-at-Once, Track-at-Once and Session-at-Once, as well as variable and
fixed packet writing. It also supports the UDF file system implemented through
packet writing.
