Plextor PX-800A, Installation And User Manual

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Section 1. Getting Started
PX-800A Installation and Users Manual
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Minimum Configuration to Use the PX-800
Here’s what you’ll need in order to install and use the PX-800 drive.
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Computer :
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PX-800A : Computer CPU, Memory, and configuration
dependent on installed application requirements.
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Interface :
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PX-800A : IDE ATAPI interface.
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Hard disk size : To write to a CD in image mode (that is, to write an
image of a CD to your hard disk), you need 1 GB of free space. For a
DVD, 10 GB of free space is recommended. (For more accurate
guidelines, see the help files or documentation for the recording
software you’re using.)
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Operating System :
‰ PX-800A : Requires Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows
Vista
What You Can Do with the PX-800A
Just look at some of the things you can do with your PX-800A:
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Record slide shows or digital video onto DVD-RAM, DVD+R DL,
DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs.
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Play DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD+R,
DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs.
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Write onto DVD-RAM discs with your set-top box and read the
discs with your Plextor drive; or write to DVD-RAM with the
Plextor drive, then read those discs on your set-top box.
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Record data or audio onto writable or rewritable CD media.
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Play music CDs.
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Save photos and other images on rewritable or writable CDs.
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Create a CD or DVD “sneakernet” to share information with
colleagues—just use software such as Roxio’s Drag-to-Disc to drag
and drop files onto DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R or CD-RW media,
then continue adding files and sharing the same disc.
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Archive images and video to DVD or CD.
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Master new software programs on DVD or CD.