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CRW-5232A

52x/32x/52x CD-RW Drive

User Manual

Summary of Contents for CRW-5232A

Page 1: ...CRW 5232A 52x 32x 52x CD RW Drive User Manual ...

Page 2: ...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 before and after...

Page 3: ... Front Panel 14 Rear Panel 16 Installation 17 System Requirements 17 Setting the Jumper Terminals 18 Installing the CRW 5232A Drive 19 Connecting the Drive Cables 21 CRW 5232A Drive Basics 22 Placing a Disc into the Drive 22 Ejecting a Disc from the Drive 23 Using the Emergency Eject Pinhole 24 Using Compact Discs 25 Cleaning a Disc 25 Handling a Disc 25 Technical Information 26 Environmental Spec...

Page 4: ...oes cause 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 whic...

Page 5: ...NTERNATIONAL America Address 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 USA General Fax 1 502 933 8713 General Email tmd1 asus com Web Site usa asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 502 933 8713 General Support 1 502 995 0883 Notebook Support 1 877 918 ASUS 2787 Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkort Str 25 D 40880 Ratingen Germany Website Address www asuscom ...

Page 6: ...isassemble or repair the drive Opening the drive may result to exposure to laser radiation Do not use or place this device near magnetic fields televisions or radios to avoid electronic interference that affects drive performance Do not place this device under direct sunlight or in humid or damp places Do not place this device in an unstable position or on vibrating surfaces ...

Page 7: ... 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 or warped discs inside the device A warped disc may break while in use and damage the device Do not place discs into the device immediately if they came from a cold environment specially during cold seasons Wait until the discs have reac...

Page 8: ...ged or missing contact your retailer immediately ASUS CRW 5232A internal IDE drive IDE cable Mounting screw set Wire cable Emergency eject pin and instruction slip ASUS High Speed CD R blank disc ASUS High Speed CD RW blank disc User Manual English and Traditional Chinese Multi language quick installation guide Bundled software CD The above items are available in retail boxes only ...

Page 9: ...d FlextraLink Double Dynamic Suspension System II DDSSII Constant Angular Velocity Recording Data Buffer Size 2 MB Application Discs 12 cm or 8 cm diameter 1 2 mm thick CD Audio CD ROM CD ROM XA CD I Mixed Mode CD ROM Photo CD CD Extra Video CD CD Text DVCD CD G Karaoke CD I trax Bootable CD Recording Format Orange Book Part 2 3 Disc At Once Track At Once Session At Once Packet write Overburn DAO ...

Page 10: ...ws automatic recording speed adjustment based on the recording media In addition to the fact that there are low and high quality recording media various other factors such as dye layer temperature humidity dust fingerprints etc affect the recording characteristics of CD R and CD RW discs Due to these factors some discs may not be able to stand the high speed capabilities of the latest CD RW drives...

Page 11: ...bination of flexibility and ultra reliable recording quality FlextraLink incorporates a flexible strategy that prevents buffer underrun problems caused by an empty data buffer This CD RW drive technology allows continuous monitoring of the data buffer status during the write process Once the available data drops to approximately 1 of the total buffer capacity the drive stops recording and marks th...

Page 12: ...W drives In addition the DDSS II stabilizes the pick up head of the drive in both horizontal and vertical directions making tracking and focusing even more precise Like the DDSS the DDSS II vibration absoption structure contains a dynamic mass that can absorb the vibration caused by high revolution of spindle motor However the DDSS II moves the dynamic mass to be suspended to the chassis thus prov...

Page 13: ...en writing data to the outer tracks of the disc than to the inner tracks as the head traverses a longer linear path on the outer than the inner part of the disc Although the transfer rates vary and may not be at maximum depending on the part of the disc being written to the CAV method allows faster recording speed because the rotation speed does not have to change when the head writes data to diff...

Page 14: ...t of the tray to load the disc 4 WRITE indicator Red LED This LED flashes when data is being written on the disc 5 READ indicator Green LED This LED lights up when you place a disc on the drive tray and turns off when the disc is removed The LED flashes when data is being read from the disc 6 Emergency Eject Pinhole The Emergency Eject Pinhole allows you to manually eject a disc when theSTOP EJECT...

Page 15: ...o start playing the first track of an audio disc if one is currently loaded in the drive When in PLAY mode press this button to skip to the next track on the disc 8 STOP EJECT button Press this button to eject the disc loading tray When in PLAY mode press this button to stop playing the disc ...

Page 16: ...lect either Master Slave or Cable Select mode for the CD ROM device Refer to page 18 for jumper terminal settings 12 IDE connector This connector is for a 40 pin IDE cable to connect the drive to the IDE interface on the motherboard 13 Power connector This DC connector is for a 4 pin power cable from the system power supply The jumper pins on the leftmost part of the rear panel are factory test pi...

Page 17: ...storage capacity of 100MB or more Average seek time 20ms or less Transmission rate 2 MB s or more Recommended media CD R Acer AMT CMC Kodak LeadData Maxell Mitsubishi Chemical Mitsui Nan Ya Philips Princo Prodisc Ricoh Ritek Sony Taiyo Yuden TDK Verbatim Yamaha CD RW Acer AMT CMC Digimaster Maxell MaxMax Melody Mitsubishi Chemical Philips Plextor Prodisc Ricoh Ritek Sony TDK Traxdata Verbatim Yama...

Page 18: ...A drive as a secondary master drive Select this mode if your computer supports four IDE devices The computer hard drive is set as Primary Master Slave Mode Cover the two pins labeled SL see illustration to set the CRW 5232A drive as a slave device if your computer supports only two IDE devices If your computer supports four IDE devices this mode sets your CRW 5232A drive as either Primary or Secon...

Page 19: ...to your computer manual for specific instructions on opening the chassis and installing drives 1 Remove the cover of an empty 5 25 inch drive bay 2 Carefully insert the 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 20: ...e with the drive package Use two screws on each side of the drive 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 21: ...io 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 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 the c...

Page 22: ... CRW 5232A Drive Basics Placing a Disc into the Drive 1 Press the STOP EJECT button on the front of the drive to eject the tray 2 When the drive tray ejects out of the drive place the disc on the tray with the label printed side up ...

Page 23: ... STOP EJECT button on the front of the drive to eject the tray 2 Carefully remove the disc from the tray 3 Press the drive STOP EJECT button or lightly push the center of the drive tray to load the tray back into the drive 12 cm Disc 8 cm Disc If you are using a 12 cm disc place it on the outer circular border of the tray If you are using an 8 cm disc place it on the inner circular border ...

Page 24: ... out and remove the disc Use the manual method only when the STOP EJECT button does not work Turn off your computer before manually ejecting the drive tray Follow these steps to eject the drive tray using the emergency pinhole 1 Insert the Emergency Eject Pin that came with the drive package into the Emergency Eject Pinhole You may also use a paper clip or any pointed rod small enough to fit into ...

Page 25: ...is section when using compact discs These instructions will help you avoid damaging the discs and your 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 26: ...a TYP Read Mode 45 dBa TYP Microphone located 50 cm infront of drive 120 cm above the drive at 30o angle Reliability MTBF 100 000 power on hours ODC Read 20 of power on time ODC Write 1 of power on time Mean Time To Repair MTTR 30 minutes ODC Operating Duty Cycle Electrical and Audio Specifications Power Source Voltage 5V DC 12V DC Tolerance 5 10 Ripple 100m Vpp 200m Vpp Rating 900mA 1500mA IO Ter...

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