User manual AOPEN CRW5232AAOPRO

[. . . ] No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of our company. All brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Disclaimer We make no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not our company. , its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. [. . . ] This CD-RW drive can write/re-write these discs at 8x, 10x, 12x, 24x, or 32x speed. These discs can be read/played by a CD-RW drive that bears the Ultra Speed CD-RW logo. The handling of CD-R and CD-RW Discs Please read the following regarding the handling of CD-R and CD-RW discs. Do not expose the discs to excessive heat such as in direct sunlight or near a heater. Do not bend or drop discs -- E-18 -- Specification English 4. Before You Start Please understand that CD recording are non-interruptible process. If you have a HDD set up only for CD recording purpose, the recording process shall be smooth. However, if an extra HDD is not available, you might prefer carrying out the following steps to optimize your Windows2000/XP/ME/98SE/98 CD recording arrangement: Close all resident programs that include Anti-Virus, Screen Saver, System Agent, Power Management, etc. Further, maximizing and minimizing windows are not recommended either. If not, any operation of these applications will intrude the CD recording process and damage your disk. Defragmentation of HDD reallocates all the files so that these relevant files are placed in the nearby clusters. This saves time and risks when CD burning software is trying to search for the files you want to record on CD. 4. 2. Installing Software After installing your new CD-R/RW drive, you need to install the appropriate applications from the bundled software CDs. Specifications of the supplied software may be changed without notice in the interest in product improvement. If Auto run is enabled on your system, the installation window appears automatically. -- E-19 -- Specification 2. If the program does not automatically start, then on the [Nero Express 6] in the main directory select [setup. exe] in the Start menu under [Run/Browse]. Then click on [OK] - or select the DVD Dual drive with the [Nero Express 6] in Explorer. Follow the instructions on the setup wizard window to complete the installation. After the installation, to use the recording software CD bundled with your new drive, please refer to the appropriate user's guide or Help supplied on the NERO Express 6. If you want to use another type of authoring software not bundled with this product, please refer to each manual on how to install and operate. Please note that some authoring software or version of authoring software may not support this product. 3. 4. 5. Please visit http://www. nero. com and download free updates if necessary. -- E-20 -- Specification English 5. The Latest Features 5. 1. Auto Balance System (ABS): With the rotary speed of optical drives becoming higher and higher, the off-center load of the disc obviously increases and the vibration of the spindle motor becomes aggravated. Our Auto Balance System can effectively decrease the vibration under the high-speed rotation and improve the quality of information reading and writing sharply. 5. 2. Noise Control System (NCS): Analysis of the airflow field led us to find the factors influencing the field and new design ideas, which in turn changed the tray design of our drives and the way sound absorbing foam was attached to the inner side of the top cover. 5. 3. Buffer underrun Prevention Technology: In case the data transfer cannot catch up during the writing process, the buffer underrun errors will occur. [. . . ] Check the connection by your opening computer system to see if the IDE connector well inserted and the colored stripe on the side of the IDE cable lines up with PIN-1 of each connector. Select "enable both IDE channels" to enable the IDE channels. Then reboot your PC. Q: The CD-R/RW has problem in reading CD disc, or Error message when double-clicking on the CD-R/RW icon. There are several ways to solve this problem as follows: The CD disc in the tray may be loaded upside-down, or a little off-center. After loading a CD disc, it will take a moment to let the CD-R/RW read the disc information. [. . . ]