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ATAPI CD-R/CD-RW DRIVE

INSTALLATION AND USERS MANUAL

APRIL 2003

Model PX-W5224TA

Summary of Contents for PlexWriter 52/24/52A

Page 1: ...ATAPI CD R CD RW DRIVE INSTALLATION AND USERS MANUAL APRIL 2003 Model PX W5224TA...

Page 2: ...ision or change This manual is copyrighted all rights reserved It may not be copied photocopied translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without Plextor s prior permissi...

Page 3: ...t the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Any changes or modification...

Page 4: ...er Caution Label is attached on the top of the internal drive model The label reads CAUTION CLASS 3B INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM Detail of Laser Caution Labels Top V...

Page 5: ...Drive s Mode Jumper 11 Changing the Mode Jumper on Your Internal PlexWriter Drive 11 Select an IDE Configuration 12 About Cable Select 16 Identifying Whether Your System Uses Cable Select 16 Locating...

Page 6: ...and Troubleshooting 33 Upgrading Firmware 33 Troubleshooting 33 Using the Self Test Diagnostics 34 What You ll Need 34 CD Write Read Test 34 What the Self Test Results Indicate 36 Appendix A PlexWrite...

Page 7: ...rive 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 reach us You will be connected to our friendly...

Page 8: ...you record CD DA digital audio at low speed 4X for highest quality while providing user adjustment of the recording power above or below a default level This adjustment lets you customize the optimum...

Page 9: ...sk Must have at least 1 GB of free space on your hard disk if you want to write to a CD in image mode that is to write an image of a CD to your hard disk What You Can Do with the PlexWriter 52 24 52A...

Page 10: ...rent box with other contents depending on whom you purchased the drive from and what they included inside the box If the security sticker on top of your box is cut there may be a good reason for examp...

Page 11: ...changes its blinking interval to indicate different writing speeds The indicator also blinks green three times when SpeedRead is enabled Write speed CD R Rewrite speed CD RW CD indicator blink interva...

Page 12: ...rd MPC 3 type 4 pin connector DMA jumper Use the DMA jumper to convert between Ultra DMA Mode 0 2 no jumper default and Multiword DMA Mode 0 2 with jumper installed In general leave this jumper at its...

Page 13: ...ith your Plextor drive can be found in the Support Compatibility section of www plextor com Precautions Like the rest of your computer system your PlexWriter requires reasonable care in its installati...

Page 14: ...Section 1 Getting Started 8 PlexWriter 52 24 52A Installation and Users Manual This page intentionally left blank...

Page 15: ...lves loosening or removing several screws on the back panel of your computer and sliding off the cover See Figure 3 for an example QuickStart Installation For Experienced PC Users Only If you ve insta...

Page 16: ...ndicated by the position of jumpers on the back of the drive This is also true for the Cable Select bus If there are two IDE ports one is for the primary IDE bus and the other is for the secondary bus...

Page 17: ...he PlexWriter as a Master This will work in most custom system configurations If your computer is from a large OEM system manufacturer such as IBM Hewlett Packard Gateway or Compaq you will need to pa...

Page 18: ...n addition the cable you use must be a special Cable Select cable Changing Jumper Settings To remove a jumper pull it off with your fingers or a pair of needle nose pliers To install a jumper push it...

Page 19: ...ing on how fast the CD ROM drive can stream data to the PlexWriter it may not be fast enough to keep the buffer full In this case the buffer may become empty and a buffer underrun error may happen How...

Page 20: ...umper to Master and connect the PlexWriter as Master to secondary IDE port Figure 7 How to Install the PlexWriter If Your Computer Is Originally Set Up in Configuration B Before PlexWriter Installatio...

Page 21: ...Install the PlexWriter D System uses special Cable Select cables all devices are jumpered for Cable Select Set the PlexWriter s mode jumper to CSEL and connect it to the end of the cable from the com...

Page 22: ...er to Configure the PlexWriter Drive To use CSEL you must have A computer that supports CSEL A special CSEL cable for IDE NOTE To use CSEL and Cable Select you ll have to purchase a CSEL cable or use...

Page 23: ...DMA jumper installed The pins are empty The empty pins mean the drive is set to Ultra DMA This setting should work in most cases so you don t have to do anything more With some generally older persona...

Page 24: ...CD ROM drive and install the PlexWriter You must make a minimum of two cable connections to your PlexWriter The two cable connections that you must make are IDE cable Power cable There are also two op...

Page 25: ...found on the rear panel of the PlexWriter If you do not find any additional connectors either because they were not supplied or they are all in use you will have to buy a splitter or a Y connector Th...

Page 26: ...to use mounting rails The drive can be mounted directly into your computer Go to step 6 NOTE Plextor does not provide rails If you need rails you can obtain them from the computer manufacturer or from...

Page 27: ...the side rails are attached properly 7 If not already connected attach the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the connector on the motherboard Figure 16 Connecting the IDE Ribbon Cable CAUTION It is...

Page 28: ...m the computer to the DC INPUT connector of the PlexWriter drive In most computers you will find free power connectors that are ready for your use Check the cable running from your power supply to you...

Page 29: ...about installing the sound board in your computer is the board s manual Once you have successfully installed the sound board in your computer you can continue below for a description of the different...

Page 30: ...d for your configuration on the primary or secondary IDE bus If the IDE interface is disabled on your computer you will need to enable it If a Master or Slave device is set to disable or none or a sim...

Page 31: ...s You can also read them To achieve a certain writing speed you must use the appropriate media To achieve 52X CD R writing speed you must use certified 52X media and to achieve 24X RW writing speed yo...

Page 32: ...G CD Text Tray Loading and Operation To load and unload the disc tray 1 While the PlexWriter drive is powered up push the eject button on the front panel The tray drawer slides out in 3 4 seconds Fig...

Page 33: ...rd Some permanent markers will damage the media Also do not press too hard when writing on the disc NOTE We do not recommend placing self sticking CD R labels on the disc The weight of the label may u...

Page 34: ...y the recording software you re using You can also activate SpeedRead manually with the PlexWriter s eject button What SpeedRead Does SpeedRead changes the default read speed from 40X to 52X via hardw...

Page 35: ...led If the disc is a pressed data CD a CD R data or audio CD or a CD RW disc the PlexWriter will read it at up to 52X speed Disabling SpeedRead You can manually disable SpeedRead in either of two ways...

Page 36: ...ting in the same place once the data is available again Buffer Under Run Proof technology in your PlexWriter 52 24 52A means you can safely use your computer for other things while you re writing to a...

Page 37: ...gs for that disc 4 The drive uses OPC Optimum Power Control to further fine tune the laser power setting to the specific disc that is in your drive 5 The combined values of the pre defined write strat...

Page 38: ...length or a data disc up to 875 MB in capacity In order to use the Overburn feature you need Recording software that supports Overburn Player software that recognizes the Overburned disc Either a 94 m...

Page 39: ...irmware Before troubleshooting a possible problem with your drive please make sure to visit our web site at www plextor com to check if you have the latest firmware To obtain new firmware for your Ple...

Page 40: ...Media on page 37 or visit our web site The self test will write to this media so you won t be able to use this disc again CD Write Read Test This tests three functions of the drive write random acces...

Page 41: ...ave it in place 5 Install an extra jumper so that both the CABLE SELECT and SLAVE positions are jumpered as shown below Figure 20 Place Jumpers Across Both the SLAVE and CABLE SELECT Pins to Perform t...

Page 42: ...te an initialization error 11 If the disc was not ejected automatically press the eject button to eject the disc 12 Turn off the computer power 13 Reset the mode jumper at the rear of the PlexWriter t...

Page 43: ...yo Yuden CD R 40X Maxell Mitsubishi Chemical Verbatim Taiyo Yuden Mitsui Chemicals CD R 4 32X Maxell Mitsubishi Chemical Verbatim Taiyo Yuden Mitsui Chemicals Ricoh CD RW 24X Mitsubishi Chemical Verba...

Page 44: ...e 1 Mode 2 CD DA 22 52X Stamp R RW Stamp R RW Stamp R RW 18 40X Stamp R RW Stamp R RW Stamp R RW 14 32X Stamp R RW Stamp R RW Stamp R RW 10 24X Stamp R RW Stamp R RW Stamp R RW 8X CLV Stamp R RW Stamp...

Page 45: ...Motor Brushless Motor Error Rate Mode 1 1 Block 1012 Bits Mode 2 1 Block 10 9 Bits Reference Initialization Time 13 sec typical 15 sec max Time measured from power on until disc is available to read S...

Page 46: ...h cannot exceed 18 in 45 7 cm Analog Audio Output Stereo analog output Molex connector L G G R MPC 3 standard Output 0 8V 0 1V at 10k ohms Digital Audio Output Digital audio output for input to SPDIF...

Page 47: ...y Region Type Agency Standard USA Safety UL UL 1950 Laser FDA FDA 21 CFR EMC FCC Part 15 Subpart B Canada Safety CSA CSA 22 2 No 950 UL1950 C UL Mark Europe Safety CE EN60950 IEC60825 1 Laser CE IEC 6...

Page 48: ...Appendix A PlexWriter Specifications 42 PlexWriter 52 24 52A Installation and Users Manual This page intentionally left blank...

Page 49: ...found quickly in the support area Select PlexHelper for online troubleshooting or FAQs for common questions If you have not been successful in your quest our Technical Support Department will help yo...

Page 50: ...ive to Plextor In the unlikely event that you need to return a drive to Plextor you need an RMA Returned Materials Authorization number You need this number before any Plextor drive can be returned fo...

Page 51: ...act our RMA Department and request RMA forms at rmasupport plextor com Or by fax at 510 651 9765 Or by calling us at 800 886 3935 Shipping Your Drive to Plextor Be sure to write the RMA number on the...

Page 52: ...Appendix B Technical Support 46 PlexWriter 52 24 52A Installation and Users Manual This page intentionally left blank...

Page 53: ...of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interruptions Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the unit To obta...

Page 54: ...A Installation and Users Manual If You re Outside the U S or Canada Note that the warranty and RMA policy only applies to the United States and Canada If you are in South America contact your dealer o...

Page 55: ...R media 25 reading speed 1 reading speed with SpeedRead 2 28 38 writing speed 1 38 CD ROM playing 25 CD RW media speed 25 reading speed 1 38 writing speed 1 38 CD TEXT 2 26 38 cleaning disc 27 closing...

Page 56: ...18 19 connecting 21 initialization time 39 inquiry string 39 installation 9 18 quickstart 9 interface connector 40 J jumper DMA 6 17 40 mode 6 11 40 L label disc 27 laser power adjusting with VariRec...

Page 57: ...10 security sticker 4 selecting an IDE configuration 12 self test diagnostics 2 34 CD write read test 34 serial number recording 18 shipping your drive 4 44 45 slave 10 setting in BIOS 24 setting mod...

Page 58: ...d Users Manual V VariRec 2 30 changing setting 31 default setting 31 writing speed and 31 W wake mode 39 warranty 47 weight 40 write specification CD R 38 CD RW 38 writing speed CD R 1 38 CD RW 1 38 l...

Page 59: ...PlexWriter 52 24 52A Installation and Users Manual 53 Notes...

Page 60: ...PLEXTOR CORP 48383 Fremont Blvd Suite 120 Fremont CA 94538 6509 Phone Fax 510 440 2000 800 886 3935 510 651 9755 E mail info plextor com www plextor com...

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