PlexWriter 8/8/24U Installation and Users Manual
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1. Getting Started
Congratulations! Thank you for purchasing the PlexWriter 8/8/24U, a reliable, high-
performance CD rewriter, recorder and reader that connects to your computer with a
USB cable. We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us. Our goal is to put
you—and keep you—on the leading edge of CD technology.
About this Manual
This manual explains how to connect and use your external PlexWriter 8/8/24U
drive. With USB, the installation process is simple. And if you have problems, fear
not. We have successfully walked through installation with millions of customers
who previously had lived in mortal terror of their computer.
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 if your drive needs service. And if you run
into a problem that doesn't seem to be covered, 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, people 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 8/8/24U
The PlexWriter 8/8/24U is a CD-ReWritable drive that provides professional quality
CD performance for writing, rewriting and reading.
What the PlexWriter 8/8/24U Does
The PlexWriter 8/8/24U writes to CD-R (recordable CD) media at up to 8X speed,
and it also writes to high-speed CD-RW (rewritable CD) media at up to 8X
speed.(Naturally, the drive can also write to normal speed CD-RW media at 4X
speeds). It reads CD-ROM and CD-R media at a maximum of 24X speed with an
average access time of less than 140 milliseconds. Maximum read speed of CD-RW
media is 10X.
Reliable writing is virtually guaranteed, thanks to unique circuitry that automatically
detects the type of media being recorded and adjusts the PlexWriter 8/8/24U to
provide the optimum laser power and length of burn. The PlexWriter 8/8/24U has a
high-speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 interface. You can also use it with USB
version 1.1 (although with USB 1.1 the drive’s top performance is 4X for CD-R, 4X
for CD-RW, and 6X for reading a CD-ROM.)
