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Specification                                                                                                                    English 

 

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5. 

Technical Support 

For additional information or help during installation or normal operation of this drive not 
available in this manual or from our Web site, please contact our dealer where you have 
purchased this product for support, or you may contact us directly: 

AOpen Inc. 

http://www.aopen.com.tw

 

AOpen America Inc. 

http://www.aopen.com

 

AOpen Computer B.V. 

http://www.aopen.nl

 

Please provide product information, including the model name and serial number, 
computer system information, and/or a detail description of your problem or question by 
E-Mail. The AOpen technical support staff will respond as quickly as possible. 

5.1. 

Firmware Upgrade 

The AOpen CD-R/RW drive uses Flash type firmware, a small piece of software that can 
be overwritten and updated. To ensure more reliable operations and enhanced 
performance of the drive, updates to the firmware will be made available. You can 
download and upgrade the latest version via our Web site regularly at 

http://www.aopen.com 

Confirming the firmware version 

The Windows 9x users can confirm the firmware version on AOpen CD-R/RW drive 
property with Device Manager. 

 

For Windows NT users, you can verify the version by opening the “Control Panel”, 
double-clicking on “SCSI Adapter” and clicking the “Device” tab. Right click on the 
“AOpen CD-R/RW drive” and select “Properties”. 

For Windows 2000 users, the firmware version will not be displayed. Use your writing 
software to check it. 

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Страница 2: ...s hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a cl...

Страница 3: ...rdware Installation 5 3 1 System Requirements 5 3 2 Hardware Instruction 5 Front Panel 5 Rear Panel 7 3 3 Speed Boost 8 3 4 Installing the CD R RW drive 9 Required Tools 9 Installation Procedure 9 3 5...

Страница 4: ...Appendix A Glossary 20 Appendix B Frequently Asked Question FAQ 23 Appendix C Specification 25...

Страница 5: ...If unusual smells sounds or smoke emanate from the device or if liquids enter the device switch the computer off immediately and unplug it from the power outlet y Make sure the computer is electrical...

Страница 6: ...maximum writing speed by 1 using the ATIP information maker name model number etc pre recorded on disc 2 performing test writing to the OPC area at the inner circumference of the disc 3 getting the st...

Страница 7: ...ecording reliability y Supports random UDF for easy writing to CD R RW discs y 2 MB Buffer Memory y Power tray loading mechanism y Support PIO Mode4 and UDMA 3 Optional y Support disc diameters of 12...

Страница 8: ...er to Multisession Session At Once A Session at Once recording almost corresponds to a Disc at Once recording i e all data Lead in data area and Lead out are written in one go The only difference is t...

Страница 9: ...ting software to write onto a CD R RW disc When you use the CD writing software make sure that it supports this drive y Hard Drive Space When writing to a CD R RW disc you will need a working area 50...

Страница 10: ...disc is not being accessed the light goes out When an illegal disc is loaded or some hardware trouble occurs the indicators blinks y Headphone Jack This jack is for connecting headphones or mini spea...

Страница 11: ...esult in a short circuit causing damage to the equipment When connecting or disconnecting connectors make sure to turn off the power beforehand y Audio Output Connector Used to connect the sound card...

Страница 12: ...so fast reading speed in some situations such as listening to the music CD Now our new CD R RW drive comes with a whole new feature that we call it Speed Boost You could use this function to speed up...

Страница 13: ...ty can damage electronic circuitry You can avoid static discharge by touching a grounded metal object like your computer case before and during installation of hardware inside your computer 1 Remove t...

Страница 14: ...ur main board vendor or purchase one from computer hardware stores y If the CD ROM drive was installed in the Primary IDE channel disconnect it from the Primary IDE cable y Adjust the Device Configura...

Страница 15: ...rews electronically ground the drive This CD R RW drive must be horizontally installed and operated 7 Locate your computer s power supply and find an unused power cable connector If you do not have an...

Страница 16: ...ther CD ROM drive with audio cable attached it is not necessary to attach audio cable for your CD R RW 9 Put your computer cover back on Be careful of any sharp edges which might be hidden inside your...

Страница 17: ...the High Speed CD RW logo Ultra Speed CD RW discs This disc allow writing re writing at 24x to 32x speeds This CD RW drive can write re write these discs at 24x or 32x speed These discs can be read p...

Страница 18: ...any operation of these applications will intrude the CD recording process and damage your disk y Defragment your HDD before any CD recording This is particularly important y When you write files to C...

Страница 19: ...nd as quickly as possible 5 1 Firmware Upgrade The AOpen CD R RW drive uses Flash type firmware a small piece of software that can be overwritten and updated To ensure more reliable operations and enh...

Страница 20: ...s Cannot write Install more than one CD writing software simultaneously y Remove other writing software Just keep one software on your harddisk Wrote with another writing software y If different writi...

Страница 21: ...urface can disable the drive from reading data Always keep it clean Music CD inserted y Because audio compact discs do not have computer data typing computer commands while an audio CD is in your driv...

Страница 22: ...mbling your PC http www aopen com tw tech report default htm FAQ The latest FAQ Frequently Asked Questions may contain a solution to your problem http www aopen com tw tech faq default htm Download So...

Страница 23: ...htm Chinese http www aopen com tw tech contact techtw htm German http www aopencom de tech contact techde htm Simplified Chinesehttp www aopen com cn tech contact techcn htm America AOpen America Inc...

Страница 24: ...ition and correction function Mode 1 is especially used for computer data and employs a code for error correction Mode 2 is used with CD ROM XA and CD I with audio data and contains an error recogniti...

Страница 25: ...ISO Standard 9660 describes the construction of a CD ROM so that it may be read and processed by different types of operating systems Joliet This supplement to the standards comes from Microsoft and i...

Страница 26: ...ny in 1981 Session An inter related writing procedure is defined as a session A session consists of the Lead In area the data area and the Lead Out area A CD can be written with several sessions This...

Страница 27: ...d CD R RW in Explorer restart your computer or shut it down and then turn it on again y Is the CD R RW receiving power properly You can test it by pressing eject button to see if the tray opens and cl...

Страница 28: ...cannot locate the CD in CD R RW y Some programs only locate the first logical drive letter assigned to a CD ROM or a CD R RW drive For example if your CD ROM drive is assigned drive D and CD R RW is...

Страница 29: ...s Buffer Memory 2MB Host Data Transfer Speed PIO mode 4 Max 16 7 MB sec DMA Max 16 7 MB sec UDMA Max 33 3 MB sec Audio Output Level Line output Headphone output 0 70V 0 1Vrms 0 80V 0 1Vrms Power Consu...

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