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System
Requirements
The drive should be used with a system that
meets the following requirements
1)
.
❑
PC/AT-compatible computer
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CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz or higher
(Pentium 4, 2.0 GHz or higher
recommended)
❑
256 MB RAM or more (512 MB RAM
or more recommended)
❑
1 GB (10 GB for DVD creation) free
hard disk space
❑
Operating system:
Windows 2000 Professional SP4
(referred to as Windows 2000 SP4),
Windows XP Home Edition SP2 or
Windows XP Professional SP2
(referred to as Windows XP SP2)
❑
USB connector
1)
The above requirements are the minimum
necessary requirements to write to disc
normally. Under actual operating conditions,
the requirements imposed by your software
must also be met. For details, refer to your
software documentation.
Notes
• You must use discs that are compatible with the
write speed you have selected.
• Writing speed may automatically be adjusted
depending on the disc, specified disc speed, or
disc conditions such as weight imbalance and
eccentricity.
• System should meet following requirements in
order to use USB 2.0 operation with this device.
−
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0-compliant)
interface cable (included).
−
System equipped with a Hi-Speed USB (USB
2.0-compliant) connector or PCI adapter
card, and running the USB 2.0 EHCI device
driver
1)
.
1)
The USB 2.0 EHCI driver software is
supplied with currently available PCI
adapter cards that conform to USB 2.0.
You can also use the USB 2.0 EHCI driver
software supplied with Windows 2000 SP4
and Windows XP SP2.
For details, contact your USB 2.0 adapter
dealer or consult the Microsoft
Corporation Web site.
• When connected to a product that does not
support Hi-Speed USB, the maximum transfer
rate is limited to 12 Mbps (equivalent to a USB
1.1 transfer rate).
